Preseason Honors: Moody Selected to AP Preseason All-America Team
7/22/2022 10:23:00 AM | Football
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan graduate student kicker Jake Moody was selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team on Monday (Aug. 22). The AP preseason All-America team presented by Regions Bank was selected by a panel of Top 25 poll voters .
Michigan's preseason watch list honorees (as of Aug. 22):
Mazi Smith, Sr., DL
• Aug. 1: Bednarik Award Watch List (defensive player of the year)
• All-Big Ten in 2021 (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• 21 games played with 14 starts
• Made 37 tackles with 2.5 for loss and four quarterback hurries in his first season as a starter
• Active at the line of scrimmage with four pass breakups in Big Ten play last season
Blake Corum, Jr., RB
• July 29: Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List (outstanding player of the year)
• July 28: Paul Hornung Award Watch List (most versatile player)
• July 28: Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (top community servant)
• July 25: Big Ten Preseason Honors
• July 20: Doak Walker Award Watch List (running back of the year)
• July 18: Maxwell Award Watch List (player of the year)
• 2022 Preseason All-American (Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation)
• 2021 Paul Hornung Award Semifinalist
• All-Big Ten in 2021 (third team, coaches; honorable mention, media)
• 18 career games out of the back field with one start
• Went for more than 1,000 yards from scrimmage in 2021 (952 rush yards, 141 receiving yards) with 12 touchdowns (11 receiving)
• Also returned 12 kickoffs for 304 yards
• 2021 Co-Offensive Skill Player of the Year
Jake Moody, Graduate Student, K
• Aug. 22: AP Preseason All-America Team (first team)
• July 27: Lou Groza Award (top collegiate place-kicker)
• 2022 Preseason All-American (Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation)
• Consensus All-American, All-Big Ten, Bakken-Anderson Big Ten Kicker of the Year in 2021
• U-M's first-ever Lou Groza Award winner as the nation's top kicker
• 44 games played with 25 as both the primary field goal/place-kicker and kickoff specialist
• 125 points scored in 2021 marks the second-highest single-season total in program history, and the most by any kicker
• Converted 23-of-25 FG tries, a program-record 56 PATs in 2021
• Single-game program record-holder for points scored (19), FGM (six)
• 2021 Specialist of the Year
• 2018 Rookie of the Year (Special Teams)
Brad Robbins, Graduate Student, P
• July 27: Ray Guy Award (best collegiate punter)
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches, 2017, 2021; media, 2021)
• 30 games played as the team's punter
• Ray Guy Award semifinalist in 2021
• Career average of 43.2 yards, No. 2 all time (minimum 75 punts)
• No. 2 single-season average in program history last season (46.33 yards)
• Forced 21 fair catches with 17 punts inside the 20 on 45 attempts in 2021
• Team's 2021 Robert P. Ufer Bequest Award winner
Olusegun Oluwatimi, Graduate Student, OL
• July 26: Outland Trophy (best interior lineman)
• July 22: Rimington Award (best center)
• 2022 Preseason All-American (Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation)
• Second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 2021
• Rimington Trophy Finalist in his final year at Virginia
• All-ACC in 2021 (first team)
• 32 games played with 32 starts
• Played 910 snaps (league high for his position) last year; led a unit that was among the nation's best in TFLs allowed per game in 2020
Zak Zinter, Jr., OL
• July 26: Outland Trophy (best interior lineman)
• All-Big Ten in 2021 (second team, media; honorable mention, coaches)
• 19 games played with 17 starts
• Helped lead U-M's Joe Moore Award-winning unit last year
• Part of an offense that tallied 6,203 yards, No. 2 in program history
• The unit allowed the fewest tackles for loss (34) and fifth-fewest sacks (13) in the nation
• Also buoyed the Big Ten's best rushing attack (214.4 yards per game)
Erick All, Sr., TE
• July 22: Mackey Award (most outstanding tight end)
• All-Big Ten in 2021 (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• 32 games played with 10 starts
• Totaled 437 yards on 38 catches with two touchdowns in 2021
• Scored the game-winning touchdown (47 yards) at Penn State returning from injury
• 2021 Co-Offensive Skill Player of the Year
Luke Schoonmaker, Graduate Student, TE
• July 22: Mackey Award (most outstanding tight end)
• All-Big Ten in 2021 (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• 32 games played with eight starts
• Caught three touchdowns on 17 receptions in 2021
• Recorded his first career multi-touchdown game against Indiana last season
• 2021 Co-Most Improved Player on Offense
