Jake Moody spent five years at the University of Michigan and left as the greatest kicker in program history. The consensus All-American was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (No. 99 overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft, and now the rookie kicker holds the Super Bowl record for the longest field goal (55 yards).
Although few things are better than setting a new Super Bowl record, Moody is used to breaking records as a kicker throughout his career. Here’s a detailed look at some of his top accomplishments during his time at Michigan, courtesy of MGoBlue.com:
• Consensus All-American (2021)
• Second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, AP, AFCA (2022)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 (2021)
• NFF Hampshire Honor Society Member (2023)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2019, ’20, ’21, ’22)
• Two-time Bakken-Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year (2021-22), the first winner in Michigan history
• Two-time All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team, 2022; first team, coaches; third team, media, 2021)
• U-M’s first-ever Lou Groza Award winner (2021); a two-time finalist (2022)
• William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2022)
• In his first game place kicking (Indiana, Nov. 17, 2018), set Michigan records for single-game kick scoring (19 points) and most made field goals in a game (6)
• Set single-season program records for made field goals (29), PATs (60), points scored (147), and 40-plus yard field goals in a season (10); all set in 2022
• Owns career program records for points (355), field goals (69), 40-plus yard field goals (17) and tied-most 50-plus yard field goals (4), PAT percentage (100)
• Three-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week: twice outright (Oct. 11, 2021, Nebraska; Oct. 17, 2022, Penn State) and once as a co-recipient (Nov. 19, 2018, Indiana)
• Three-time Lou Groza Award Star of the Week following his 15-point games at Michigan State (Nov. 1, 2021) and against Penn State (Oct. 15, 2022), and a 17-point game against Michigan State (2022)
• Recipient of the 2018 Team Rookie of the Year Award (Special Teams), and the 2021, ’22 Specialist of the Year Awards
• Appeared in 60 games as the team’s kickoff specialist, handling field goal and PAT duties in 40
