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American football player (born 1999)

American football player

Massimiliano Christopher Borghi (born April 23, 1999) is an American football running back for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. He played college football at Washington State.

Early years[edit]

Borghi attended Pomona High School in Arvada, Colorado.[1] As a senior, he had 1,690 rushing yards with 27 touchdowns and helped lead his school to their first state title since 1988.[2] During his high school career, he rushed for 3,512 yards and 50 touchdowns.[3] He committed to Washington State University to play college football.[4][5]

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College career[edit]

As a true freshman at Washington State in 2018, Borghi played in all 13 games and made two starts. He had 72 carries for 366 yards and 53 receptions for 374 yards with 12 total touchdowns.[6][7] As a sophomore in 2019 he started all 13 games, rushing for 817 yards on 127 carries with 11 touchdowns and a team leading 86 receptions for 597 yards and five touchdowns.[8]

College Statistics[edit]

Through 2021, Borghi’s statistics are as follows:[9]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics

Washington State Cougars
Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
2018 72 366 5.1 8 53 374 7.1 4
2019 127 817 6.4 11 86 597 6.9 5
2020 10 95 9.5 1 1 7 7 0
2021 160 880 5.5 12 16 156 9.8 0
Career 369 2,158 5.8 32 156 1,134 7.3 9

Professional career[edit]

Indianapolis Colts[edit]

Borghi signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022.[12] He was waived on May 18.[13]

Denver Broncos[edit]

On August 3, 2022, Borghi signed with the Denver Broncos.[14] He was released on August 16, 2022.[15]

Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

On August 18, 2022, Borghi signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[16] He was waived on August 30.[17]

Houston Roughnecks[edit]

On November 17, 2022, Borghi was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lawson, Theo (November 9, 2018). “Who is Max Borghi? Washington State running back returns to state where he fell in love with football”. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Newman, Kyle (December 17, 2017). “Max Borghi of Pomona wins 2017 Gold Helmet Award”. Denver Post. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Lawson, Theo (April 12, 2018). “Early enrollee running back Max Borghi breaks tackles, turns heads this spring at Washington State”. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (December 23, 2017). “Colorado tailback with a McCaffrey-like skill set spurns Stanford”. SFGate. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Lawson, Theo (December 22, 2017). “Washington State became ‘dream school’ for three-star running back Max Borghi”. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Hanson, Scott (August 16, 2019). “Borghi is perfect fit for Cougars’ “Air Raid” offense”. HeraldNet.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Newman, Kyle (November 11, 2018). “Washington State freshman RB Max Borghi’s quickly making a national name for himself — and the Pomona product’s just getting started”. The Denver Post. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Grummert, Dale (January 22, 2020). “Borghi in a running mood for Cougs”. Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  9. ^ “Max Borghi College Stats and Performance”. ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  10. ^ “Max Borghi Draft and Combine Prospect Profile”. NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  11. ^ “Max Borghi, Washington State, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football”. draftscout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (May 13, 2022). “Colts Sign Four 2022 NFL Draft Picks, 22 Undrafted Free Agents”. Colts.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  13. ^ “Colts Sign RB Phillip Lindsay, Waive RB Max Borghi”. Colts.com. May 18, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  14. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 3, 2022). “Broncos sign RB Max Borghi, place WR Tim Patrick and RB Damarea Crockett on IR”. DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Lynch, Tim (August 16, 2022). “Broncos waived running back Max Borghi”. Mile High Report. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  16. ^ “Steelers sign RB Max Borghi, waived/injured RB Master Teague III”. Twitter. Pittsburgh Steelers. August 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Varley, Teresa (August 30, 2022). “Steelers make first round of roster moves”. Steelers.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  18. ^ “Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed”. ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

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