Jake Moody

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Jake Moody
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Moody in 2021
Michigan Wolverines – No. 13
PositionPlacekicker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born:c. 2000
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight211 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolNorthville (MI)
Career highlights and awards

Jake Moody (born c. 2000) is an American football placekicker for the Michigan Wolverines.[1][2][3] He won the 2021 Lou Groza Award and was the consensus first-team placekicker on the 2021 college football All-America team.

Early years[]

Moody attended Northville High School in Northville, Michigan. He played both football and baseball (as a third baseman) at Northville High.[4]

University of Michigan[]

Moody committed to Michigan in February 2018.[5][6] He initially committed without a scholarship but was put on scholarship in June 2018.[7]

As a true freshman in 2018, Moody set a Michigan single-game record with six field goals in a 31-20 victory over Indiana.[8][9] In April 2020, he set a personal record in practice with a 69-yard field goal.[10]

2021 season[]

As a senior in 2021, he successfully converted 22 of 24 field goal attempts and 56 of 56 extra point kicks.[11] He kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal against Washington on September 11, 2021.[1] He also kicked a game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter against Nebraska on October 9.[12] His 122 points led the 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team in scoring.[13] He was named the 2021 Bakken–Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year and Lou Groza Award winner.[14][15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dash, Daniel (October 12, 2021). "Inside Jake Moody's emergence as a reliable kicker". The Michigan Daily.
  2. ^ "Kicker Jake Moody's leg is a weapon for Michigan, even if he'd like to showcase his arm too". Mlive.com. October 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 10, 2021). "Clutch gene: Kicker Jake Moody continues to deliver for Wolverines". The Detroit News.
  4. ^ "Jake Moody". University of Michigan. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Brad Emons (February 5, 2018). "Northville senior kicker Moody commits to U-M without scholarship". Hometown Life.
  6. ^ Mick McCabe (February 7, 2018). "Northville's Jake Moody plans to be on scholarship at Michigan — but when?". Detroit Free Press.
  7. ^ "Michigan Puts Freshman Kicker Jake Moody on Scholarship". USA Today Wolverines Wire. July 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Larry Lage (November 18, 2021). "U-M has sights set on Buckeyes, Big Ten title". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ethan Wolfe (November 18, 2018). "From redzone struggles, Moody has historic day". The Michigan Daily.
  10. ^ Orion Sang (April 13, 2020). "Michigan football's Jake Moody sets personal record with 69-yard FG". Detroit Free Press.
  11. ^ "Jake Moody". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 10, 2021). "Clutch gene: Kicker Jake Moody continues to deliver for Wolverines". The Detroit News.
  13. ^ "2021 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Aidan Hutchinson, Jake Moody, Michigan defense earn Big Ten yearly honors". USA Today. November 30, 2021.
  15. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (November 23, 2021). "Michigan kicker Jake Moody named Lou Groza Award finalist". The Detroit News.
  16. ^ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (December 9, 2021). "Moody Becomes Michigan's First-Ever Lou Groza Award Winner". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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