The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Jay Harbaugh has taken over as the special teams coordinator after serving as an assistant special teams coach from 2015-19. RETURNING PLAYERS CAMARON CHEESEMAN • LS 5th-Sr. • New Albany, Ohio Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 230 • Appeared in every game over the last three seasons for the Wolverines at long snapper. • Redshirted during his freshman season in Ann Arbor. • Participated in the Semper-Fidelis All-American Bowl. • Tabbed as the nation's No. 7 long snapper in his class by Kohl's Kicking. WILL HART • P 5th-Sr. • Hunting Valley, Ohio Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 206 • Started all 13 games at punter and holder in 2019. • Punted 51 times and averaged 44.2 yards per attempt with a long of 61. • Received second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and a third-team nod from the media. • Played in every game for Michigan in 2018 and av- eraged a single-season school-record 47.0 yards on 43 punts with a long of 65. • Named a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated. • Tabbed as a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, which is given annually to the nation's top punter. • Was named the Big Ten's 2018 Punter of the Year and was a unanimous first-team all-conference choice (coaches, media and Associated Press). • Honored as the program's first-ever Specialist of the Year in 2018. • Set the school record (minimum three punts) by posting a clip of 59.3 yards on three kicks against Nebraska. • Appeared in four games in 2017 and averaged 37.7 yards on 13 attempts. • Originally came to U-M as a walk-on. Year Att. Avg. 2019 51 44.2 2018 43 47.0 2017 13 37.7 Totals 107 44.5 JAKE MOODY • K Jr. • Northville, Mich. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 198 • Appeared in all 13 games in 2019, handled the kickoff du- ties and was 6 of 9 on field goal attempts. • Drilled a 43-yard game-winning field goal against Army. • Handled the kickoff duties in all 13 games for Michigan in 2018, plus served as the placekicker in three games. • Went 10 of 11 on field goals, highlighted by go- ing 6 of 6 on field goals and 1 of 1 on point-after tries against Indiana in his debut, setting single- game kicking records at Michigan for his 19 points scored and six made field goals. • Nailed a career-best 48-yard field goal in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Year FG Made-Att. PAT Made-Att. 2019 6-9 18-18 2018 10-11 5-5 Totals 16-20 23-23 QUINN NORDIN • K 5th-Sr. • Rockford, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 196 • Kicked in 11 games during the 2019 season, cashing in on 10 of 13 field goal attempts. • Made his last 10 field goal tries of the season, including a 57-yarder in the VRBO Citrus Bowl against Alabama, which is tied for the longest made kick in program history. • Tied as U-M's career leader in kicks made from 40 or more yards (13) and 50 or more (four), and is also tied for fifth in career three-pointers made (39) and tied for eighth in all-time field goal percentage (75.0). • Played in 12 games in 2018, finishing 11 of 16 on field goals and 45 of 46 on point-after tries for a team-high 78 points. • Appeared in all 13 games during his redshirt freshman season, finishing 19 of 24 on field goals and 35 of 38 on extra points for a team-best 92 points (19th in school history). • The 19 field goal makes tied for second in the single-season record books and helped him earn All-Big Ten honorable mention recognition. • Also ranked among the single-season leaders in makes from 40 or more yards (six, tied for second) and highest field goal percentage (79.2, tied for 12th). • Drained a 55-yard field goal in AT&T Stadium, put- ting him in the record book for the longest field goal in the stadium by a collegiate kicker and tied for the fourth-longest make in program annals. Also became the first U-M kicker to make two 50- yard kicks in one game in that contest, his debut with the Wolverines. • Ranked as a three-star recruit, the No. 22 player in Michigan and the No. 1 kicker in the country by Rivals.com. Year FG Made-Att. PAT Made-Att. 2019 10-13 28-29 2018 11-16 45-46 2017 19-24 35-38 Totals 40-53 108-113 BRAD ROBBINS • P R-Jr. • Westerville, Ohio Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 199 • In 2019, appeared in two games as a backup, punting four times for an average of 42.8 yards per attempt. • Missed all of the 2018 season after undergoing back surgery in the fall. • Played in 10 games during his freshman season and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches. • Punted 64 times for an average of 40.4 yards with a long of 58 in 2017. • Ranked as the No. 1 punter in the nation by Korn- blue Kicking coming out of high school. Year Att. Avg. 2019 4 42.8 2018 DNP 2017 64 40.4 Totals 68 40.5 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 18 George Caratan* P 6-2 221 Jr. So. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (St. Thomas More [Conn.]) 33 Camaron Cheeseman^ LS 6-4 230 5th Sr. New Albany, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln) 17 Will Hart^ P 6-3 206 5th Sr. Hunting Valley, Ohio (University School) 92 Karl Kerska* K/P 6-2 213 So. Fr. Dexter, Mich. (Dexter) 2 Jake Moody^ K 6-0 198 Jr. Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville) 3 Quinn Nordin K 6-1 196 5th Sr. Rockford, Mich. (Rockford) 3 Brad Robbins P 6-1 199 Sr. Jr. Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 49 William Wagner* LS 6-1 236 So. Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) * Walk-on; ^ former walk-on THE WOLVERINE 2020 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 121 SPECIAL TEAMS Junior Jake Moody is 16 of 20 on field goals in his career, good for an 80 percent success rate, which ranks third in Michigan history (minimum 15 attempts). PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL