1/17/2022 1:00:00 PM | Football
The University of Michigan football team has strong candidates at several positions for 2021 All-America honors, led by defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, and placekicker Jake Moody. The NCAA uses first team All-America honorees from five groups (listed below) to determine the consensus All-America team.
The announcement schedule:
Walter Camp Football Foundation (Dec. 9)
First team: DE Aidan Hutchinson, PK Jake Moody
Football Writers Association of America (Dec. 10)
First team: DE Aidan Hutchinson
Associated Press (Dec. 13)
First team: DE Aidan Hutchinson, PK Jake Moody
Second team: LB David Ojabo
Third team: RB Hassan Haskins
Sporting News (Dec. 14)
First team: DE Aidan Hutchinson
Second team: PK Jake Moody
American Football Coaches Association (Dec. 15)
First team: DE Aidan Hutchinson, PK Jake Moody
Second team: OL Andrew Stueber, RB Hassan Haskins
Consensus (from NCAA)
DE Aidan Hutchinson, PK Jake Moody
Football Writers Association of America (Jan. 17)
Freshman Team: Junior Colson
Michigan All-America Honorees (as of 1/17/2022)
97 Aidan Hutchinson | DE | Senior | Bio
• Consensus All-America (DE)
• Walter Camp Football Foundation: First team (DE)
• Football Writers Association of America: First team (DL)
• Associated Press: First team (DE)
• Sporting News: First team (DE)
• American Football Coaches Association: First team (DE)
• ESPN
Two-year team captain ... 2021 Big Ten Woodson-Nagurski Defensive Player of the Year and Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year ... Consensus first team All-Big Ten ... Broke single-season sack record with 14.0 ... Made 58 total tackles with 15.5 for loss ... Rotary Lombardi Award winner ... Heisman Trophy Finalist (Runner-up)... Lott IMPACT Award winner... Finalist for the Senior CLASS Award and NFF William V. Campbell Trophy
13 Jake Moody | K | Senior | Bio
• Consensus All-America (PK)
• Walter Camp Football Foundation: First team (PK)
• Associated Press: First team (PK)
• Sporting News: Second team (PK)
• American Football Coaches Association: First team (PK)
Lou Groza Award winner ... Big Ten Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year ... First team All-Big Ten (coaches) and third team (media) ... No. 2 single-season scorer in Michigan history (123) ... Fifth-highest-scoring kicker (9.4 points per game) nationally ... Made 22 field goals on 24 attempts with 16 makes at or beyond 30 yards
25 Hassan Haskins | RB | Senior | Bio
• Associated Press: Third team (RB)
• American Football Coaches Association: Second team (RB)
Team captain ... Consensus first team All-Big Ten ... Broke program record for rushing touchdowns in a single season (20) ... Totaled 1,288 rushing yards, 19th-most single-season U-M history ... Tied a program record for single-game touchdowns with five against Ohio State; first player to ever score five TDs against the Buckeyes ... Three 150-yard games the last in five November/December games … Helps lead the No. 10 rushing attack in the country (223.8 yards per game)
71 Andrew Stueber | OL | Senior | Bio
• American Football Coaches Association: Second team (OL)
Assistant captain … First team All-Big Ten (coaches) and third team by media … Made 20 career starts … Helps lead the offensive line with fewest sacks allowed (10) and third-fewest tackles for loss (27) nationally … Produced a 1,000-yard rusher with another back at 939 yards … Line has allowed just 23 negative rush yards on 409 non-quarterback carries … The unit is a collective semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award
55 David Ojabo | LB | Junior | Bio
• Associated Press: Second team (LB)
Consensus first team All-Big Ten ... Broke program record for forced fumbles in a single season with five ... Registered 11.0 sacks, tied-fourth-most in a single season in program history ... Part of a defensive unit that ranks top-15 in total defense and top-five in scoring defense
25 Junior Colson | LB | Freshman | Bio
• Maxwell Football Club: Freshman Team
• American Football Coaches Association: Freshman Team
Finished fourth on the team in tackles (61) and second among linebackers ... Appeared in all 14 games as a true freshman, making seven starts ... Team's Co-Rookie of the Year (Defense) ... Part of a unit that finished the season ranked top-30 in total defense, rushing defense, pass efficiency defense, and scoring defense
