2021 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Earned the Quarterback Club Award at the team's awards banquet.
Season: Appeared in all 13 games on special teams...Named the Coaching Staff's Defensive Player of the Week twice (Ball State, 9/11; Michigan State, 11/27).
2020 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named the Developmental Squad's Defensive Player of the Year, along with Robbie Dwyer and Aeneas Hawkins...Earned degree in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship following the 2021 spring semester.
Season: Appeared in six games on special teams...Named the Coaching Staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week following the Indiana game (10/24).
2019 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection...Named the Developmental Squad's Defensive Player of the Year, along with Daequan Hardy and Smith Vilbert, at the team's awards banquet.
Season: Appeared in four games...Named a five-time Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week by the coaching staff (Pittsburgh - 9/14; Iowa - 10/12; Michigan - 10/19; Indiana - 11/16; Rutgers - 11/30)...Named to the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Special Teams Player of the Week for Purdue (10/5).
Idaho (8/31): Assisted on one tackle. Buffalo (9/7): Made two stops.
2018 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection...Won the Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year award, along with Justin Neff and Judge Culpepper, at the team’s awards banquet.
Season: Appeared in two games...One of 40 players to make their first Penn State appearance...Named a four-time Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week by the coaching staff (Pittsburgh - 9/8; Iowa - 10/27; Michigan - 11/3; Rutgers - 11/17)...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Special Teams Player of the week for the Indiana game (10/20).
Kent State (9/15): Made collegiate debut...Saw time on defense, assisting on one tackle.
2017 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time letterman for head coach Scott Hienuer at Mars High School...Named team captain as a senior...Played running back and linebacker...Helped the Fightin’ Planets to a 29-10 record in three seasons...Guided Mars to the sectional championship with an 11-2 record as a junior in 2015...Two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Northwest Nine as a junior and senior...Led Mars with 109 tackles as a sophomore after being thrust into the starting role due to an injury...Made 111 stops as a junior...Recorded 117 tackles and grabbed two interceptions in 2016...Had four receptions for 81 yards and 15 rushes for 114 yards as a senior...Selected as team MVP in 2016...Was honorable-mention all-state as a linebacker in 2016...Lettered in basketball...Earned high honors in all four years of high school.
PERSONAL
Full name is Max Christian Chizmar...Son of Amy and Brian Chizmar...Has one brother, Ben, and two sisters, Alayna and Amanda...Both parents attended Penn State...Father, Brian, was a linebacker and defensive back for the Nittany Lions from 1986-89 and had six career interceptions...Hobbies include fishing and lifting...Earned degree in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship with plans to work on Wall Street.