Jake Moody

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.

Jake Moody
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

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. 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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