Wilton Speight

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
QB
Height:
6-6
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
The Collegiate School

CAREER HIGHS

Passing
• Attempts: 38 - Florida State, 2016
• Completions: 25 - UCF, 2016
• Yards: 362 - Maryland, 2016
• Long: 56 - Maryland, 2016

At Michigan
• Three-year letterman (2015-16-17)
• 2016 All-Big Ten third team (coaches and media)
• Played in 23 career games and started 16 contests at quarterback
• Tied for most touchdown passes in the first two games of a season by a Michigan quarterback with seven touchdowns passes
• Set the Michigan record for most passing yards in the first half of a game (292, vs. Maryland, Nov. 5, 2016)
• Two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, Nov. 7, 2016)
• Manning Award Star and Davey O'Brien "Great 8" List honoree after beating Maryland (Nov. 8, 2016)
• Was a backup in seven games during the 2015 season

Senior (2017)
• Preseason Watch List Member for: CFPA National Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award, Maxwell Award
• Earned his third varsity letter
• Started his second consecutive season opener against Florida at the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2) and completed 11 of his 25 pass attempts for 181 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions
• Started against Cincinnati (Sept. 9), completing 17-of-29 passes for 221 yards with two touchdowns
• Connected on 14-of-23 pass attempts for 169 yards against Air Force (Sept. 16)
• Completed two of four pass attempts before suffering an injury at Purdue (Sept. 23)

Junior (2016)
• Most Improved Player - Voted by U-M Coaches
• Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award Semifinalist
• All-Big Ten third team (coaches and media)
• Earned his second varsity letter
• Completed 204-of-331 passes (61.6 pct.) for 2,538 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions
• Was the team's Offensive Player of the Game after games against UCF (Sept. 10), Penn State (co-)(Sept. 24), Illinois (Oct. 22), and Maryland (co-)(Nov. 5)
• Manning Award Star of the Week against Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Team of the Week honoree against Illinois (Oct. 22) and Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Started 11 games at quarterback
• Completed 10-of-13 passes (77.0 pct.) for 145 yards and three touchdowns against Hawaii (Sept. 3)
• Completed 25-of-37 passes (67.7 pct.) for 312 yards and four touchdowns against UCF (Sept. 10)
• Went 16-of-30 passing for 229 yards and one TD vs. Colorado (Sept. 17)
• Completed 21-of-34 passes for 189 yards and one TD against Penn State (Sept. 24)
• Completed 20-of-32 passes for 219 yards, including a game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass to Amara Darboh in the fourth quarter vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 1)
• Went six-of-13 passing for 100 yards and one TD at Rutgers (Oct. 8)
• Completed 16-of-23 passes (69.5 pct.) for 253 yards vs. Illinois (Oct.22)
• Registered a season best 244 yards, completing 16-of-25 (64.0 pct.) attempts against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Set career-highs in completion percentage (79 percent) and yards (362) against Maryland (Nov. 5) to earn Offensive Player of the Game honors, breaking the program record for most first-half passing yards (292) while leading U-M to over 600 yards of offense, 10.0 yards per play and a season-high 31 first downs
• Connected on 11-of-26 (42.0 pct) attempts for 103 years at Iowa (Nov. 12)
• Completed 23-of-36 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns at Ohio State (Nov. 26), tossing a five-yard touchdown to Amara Darboh in the first overtime session on a fourth down play to keep the game alive
• Completed 21-of-38 passes for 163 yards and one touchdown vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl (Dec. 30)

Sophomore (2015)
• Appeared in six games as a reserve quarterback and earned his first varsity letter
• at Minnesota: (Oct. 31): Completed 3-of-6 passes for 29 yards and a touchdown; Helped engineer game-winning scoring drive
• Ohio State (Nov. 28): Completed 6-of-14 passes for 44 yards and an interception

Freshman (2014)
• Redshirt season
• Did not appear in game action

Prep
• Attended the Collegiate School (2014) coached by Mark Palyo
• Helped team to VISAA state title game
• Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.73 seconds
•Other Sports: Also played lacrosse in high school

Key Statistics
• Passed for 2,845 yards and 33 touchdowns and rushed for 292 yards as a senior
• Threw for 3,034 yards and 35 touchdowns as a junior
• Also assumed punting duties for Collegiate, averaged 42.2 yards per punt

Honors
• Starting quarterback for Team Nitro in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game
• Also named team captain for Team Nitro
• Named to the Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Team
• 2013 Prep League Offensive Player of the Year
• Participated in the San Francisco Elite 11 Football Camp.

Personal
• Wilton Speight was born on December 6, 1994
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in general studies