Max Hall Max Hall ( born October 1 , 1985 ) is a current assistant American football coach for BYU , and former quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Arizona Cardinals . After playing college football for BYU , he was signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2010 . Early years . Hall went to the same high school as the quarterback he took over for at BYU , John Beck . As a junior in 2002 , he earned the starting quarterback job for the Mountain View High School Toros , and he led the team to the state championship ( 14 - 0 ) , earning MVP , offensive player of the year as well as other honors . As a senior in 2003 he led his team to another state title game only to lose the game in triple overtime ( an Arizona 5A state record ) , and broke several Toro career passing yards and other records just two years after Beck had broken several of them . Hall was named as the All - Arizona quarterback his senior year by the Arizona Republic . He also lettered twice as a guard on the Toro ' s top - ranked basketball team College career . Hall redshirted at ASU in 2004 . In 2006 , after returning home early from his LDS mission to Iowa , Hall transferred to BYU and quarterbacked the scout team while sitting out the season . In 2007 , John Beck ' s departure from BYU left a wide open competition for the starting quarterback position . Cade Cooper , a junior college transfer from Snow College , and Brenden Gaskins , a junior college transfer from Glendale Community College , joined Hall and Jacob Bower to compete for the position . Bower transferred out to Bakersfield College soon after , and the competition came down to Hall and Cooper . Cooper suffered a season - ending injury in the annual Spring game . BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall immediately named Hall as the starting quarterback and Gaskins as the backup for the 2007 season . Hall was named first - team All - Mountain West Conference as a sophomore after throwing for 3 , 848 yards , 26 touchdowns , and only 12 interceptions . His 137 . 7 rating was the 21st best in BYU history , and the fifth best by a sophomore . His 3 , 848 yards ranked 8th in the NCAA and his 26 touchdown throws tied Hall for 22nd in the NCAA . His record in his first season as BYU starting quarterback was 11 - 2 , with a Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl victory over UCLA . On November 22 , 2008 Hall was intercepted five times and lost one fumble , contributing to a 24 - 48 loss to the University of Utah . After the game he proclaimed that Utah didn ' t beat BYU but that BYU beat themselves . On September 5 , 2009 Hall led his team to a win over then third - ranked Oklahoma , throwing for 328 yards and two touchdowns in a 14 - 13 victory . This performance garnered the Cougars a No . 9 ranking in the following AP poll . However , BYU was then beaten by Florida State and TCU at home . On December 1 , 2009 , Hall was named to the Mountain West Conference football All - Conference Second Team . On December 22 , 2009 , Hall led his team to a 44 - 20 win over 18th - ranked Oregon State , completing 19 out of 30 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns to end his senior season . Professional career . Arizona Cardinals . After not being selected in the 2010 NFL Draft , Hall signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals . In the preseason Hall competed with John Skelton , another rookie and a 5th round selection from Fordham , for the third - string quarterback spot behind veterans Derek Anderson and Matt Leinart . On September 4 , the Cardinals released Leinart and told Hall that he would be the primary backup quarterback behind Anderson for 2010 . While playing the Atlanta Falcons on September 19 , 2010 Hall relieved Anderson , throwing two passes for three yards and one interception . In an October 3 game against the San Diego Chargers , Anderson threw two interceptions and was taken out in favor of Hall . Hall completed 8 of his 14 passes for 82 yards . On October 10 , Hall was named the starting quarterback for the Cardinals , and won the first NFL game he started , against the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints . He completed 17 of his 27 passes and passed for 168 yards and 0 touchdowns . He also threw 1 interception and fumbled twice . The Cardinals won the game 30 – 20 . After this performance , Hall was named the Pepsi Rookie of the Week for Week 5 . On October 31 , Hall threw his first career touchdown pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . The score came off of a 3 yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald in the first quarter . Hall would be pulled in the second quarter though in favor of Derek Anderson . Hall would complete 8 of 16 passes passing for 71 yards with two interceptions . Hall was waived / injured on August 24 , 2011 , and was reverted to injured reserve after passing through waivers unclaimed on August 25 . Career statistics . Source : Coaching career . Hall became a student assistant coach for BYU in 2012 . Personal . Hall is a nephew to Danny White and grandson of Wilford White , ASU Hall - of - Famers . He is also the second cousin to the Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap . Hall is married to Mckinzi Gissel , and is also the brother in - law of his former BYU teammate and current Ravens tight end , Dennis Pitta . He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints .