2018 Football Roster

Jared Wangler
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- FB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Royal Oak, Mich.
- High School:
- De La Salle
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Receiving
• Catches: 1 - at Northwestern, 2018
• Yards: 9 - at Northwestern, 2018
• Touchdowns: 1 - vs. Maryland, 2018
• Long: 9 - at Northwestern, 2018
At Michigan
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2015-16-17-18)
• Four-year letterman (2015-16-17-18)
• Recipient of the 2018 Robert P. Ufer Bequest presented to the player who demonstrates the most enthusiasm and love for Michigan, traditionally a senior
Fifth-year Senior (2018)
• Appeared in all 13 games on special teams, played fullback in eight games, credited with two tackles and scored his first career touchdown to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Recipient of the Robert P. Ufer Bequest presented to the player who demonstrates the most enthusiasm and love for Michigan, traditionally a senior
• Contributed on special teams at Notre Dame (Sept. 1) and against Western Michigan (Sept. 8), SMU (Sept. 15), Penn State (Nov. 3) and against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)
• Made one solo stop playing special teams against SMU (Sept. 15)
• Played fullback and contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Sept. 22), Wisconsin (Oct. 13), at Michigan State (Oct. 20), at Rutgers (Nov. 10) and Indiana (Nov. 17) and at Ohio State (Nov. 24)
• Caught a nine-yard pass, the first reception of his career, playing fullback and contributing on special teams at Northwestern (Sept. 29)
• Caught his first touchdown pass against Maryland (Oct. 6) playing fullback and also contributing on special teams
Senior (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Appeared in all 13 games and made three tackles contributing on special teams
• Switched positions to play fullback for his senior season
• Contributed on special teams against Florida (Sept. 2), Cincinnati (Sept. 9), Air Force (Sept. 16), Michigan State (Oct. 7), Indiana (Oct. 14), Rutgers (Oct. 28), Minnesota (Nov. 4), Maryland (Nov. 11), Wisconsin (Nov. 18) and Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Made his first career tackle of the season while playing special teams against Purdue (Sept. 23)
• Credited with one solo tackle on special teams at Penn State (Oct. 21)
• Made one tackle at the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1) while playing special teams
Junior (2016)
• Named the team's Scout Defensive Player of the Week following the Rutgers game
• Switched to jersey #38 from #19 prior to the start of the season
• Played on special teams against Hawaii (Sept. 3), UCF (Sept. 10), Colorado (Sept. 17) and Penn State (Sept. 24)
• Played linebacker and on special teams against the Scarlet Knights where he registered 3 total tackles (Oct. 8)
Sophomore (2015)
• Did not see game action
Freshman (2014)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended De La Salle Collegiate High School (2014) coached by Paul Verska
• Played outside linebacker, safety, wide receiver and H-back
Key Statistics
• Totaled 115 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, three interceptions and one sack on defense and hauled in 25 receptions for 279
yards and one touchdown on offense during his career
• Registered 46 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss as a senior
• Recorded 45 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and one sack as a junior
Honors
• Named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team
• Garnered first-team All-Metro East accolades from the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press
• Attended but did not participate due to injury in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game
Personal
• Jared Wangler was born on December 20, 1995
• Earned degree in Psychology with a minor in Entrepreneurship from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Father, John, played quarterback at Michigan (1977-80)
• Brother, Jack, is a wide receiver for the Wolverines
• Sister, Halle, was a guard on the Michigan women's basketball team
• Pursing a Real Estate Development Certificate from the Rackham Graduate School