Will Hart

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
P
Height:
6-3
Weight:
206
Hometown:
Hunting Valley, Ohio
High School:
University School

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER BESTS

Punting
• Punts: 8, 2x - last vs. Iowa (Oct. 5, 2019)
• Yards: 365 - vs. Iowa (Oct. 5, 2019)
• Average: 59.3 - vs. Nebraska (Sept. 22, 2018)
• I20: 3, 2x - last at Michigan State (Oct. 20, 2018)
• Long: 65 - at Michigan State (Oct. 20, 2018)

At Michigan
• Sports Illustrated All-American (second team, 2018)
• Semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award honoring the nation's top punter (2018)
• Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year (2018)
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (first team, coaches and media, 2018; third team, coaches, second team, media, 2019)
• All-Big Ten selection by the Associated Press (first team, 2018)
• Recipient of the 2018 Team Specialist of the Year Award, as the first-ever award winner
• Set Michigan's single-season record for punting average (minimum 30 attempts) at 46.98 yards per kick (2018)
• Set Michigan's single-game record for punting average (minimum three attempts) at 59.3 yards per kick (Nebraska, Sept. 22, 2018)
• Ray Guy Punter of the Week after playing Maryland (Nov. 2, 2019)
• Selected as one of 'Ray's 8' after playing Maryland (Nov. 2, 2019)
• Appeared in 36 career games, punting in 32
• Four-time letterwinner (2017-18-19-20)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017-18-19-20)

Fifth-Year Senior (2020)
• Held for all six games and punted in two; kicked four times for 151 yards to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Had one punt blocked at Minnesota (Oct. 24)
• Punted four times for 151 total yards with one inside the 20 against Michigan State (Oct. 31)
• Held on PATs and field goals in every game

Senior (2019)
• Started all 13 games at punter and also held for field goals and PATs; punted 51 times for 2,256 yards to earn his third varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Named Special Teams Player of the Game for his performance at Maryland
• Ray Guy Punter of the Week after playing Maryland
• Selected as one of 'Ray's 8' (Ray Guy Weekly Award) for his performance against Maryland
• Punted five times against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31), with a 51-yard long and two punts placed inside the 20-yard line
• Booted a 61-yard punt on his only try against Army (Sept. 7)
• Totaled 255 yards on five punts at Wisconsin (Sept. 21), including 53-, 58-, and 61-yarders
• Punted twice for 95 yards against Rutgers (Sept. 28)
• Averaged 45.6 yards on eight punts against Iowa (Oct. 5), with a 59-yard long
• Punted three times with one touchback at Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Totaled five punts for 230 yards with a 51-yard long at Penn State (Oct. 19)
• In downpour conditions with swirling winds, punted six times for 248 yards with a 57-yard long one and one inside the 20 against Notre Dame (Oct. 26)
• Punted five times for 249 total yards Maryland (Nov. 2) with two punts at 53 yards
• Punted just once for 47 yards against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Punted four times for 125 total yards at Indiana (Nov. 23) with one punt at the four-yard line
• Registered one 58-yard punt against Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Totaled 182 yards on five punts with three inside the 20 against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Junior (2018)
• Appeared in all 13 games and punted 43 times for 2,020 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• As a starter, had a 51.7-yard average with 13 of 17 punts over 50 yards
• Sports Illustrated All-American (second team)
• Semifinalist, Ray Guy Award
• Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year
• All-Big Ten honoree (first team, coaches and media)
• All-Big Ten selection by the Associated Press (first team)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performances against Western Michigan and at Northwestern
• Recipient of the Team Specialist of the Year Award, as the first-ever award winner
• Started and punted three times for 131 yards with a long of 51 yards and one punt placed inside the opponent's 20-yard line at Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
• Started and punted three times for 170 yards against Western Michigan (Sept. 8), including a 61-yard long to match his career best and forced one fair catch
• Punted twice for 100 total yards against SMU (Sept. 15), with one inside the 20
• Booted three punts for 178 total yards against Nebraska (Sept. 22), with a 64-yard long and two inside the 20-yard line
• Against Northwestern (Sept. 29), boomed six punts for 306 yards with a 51.0 average, including four of six punts for over 50 yards, marking his fourth game out of five in which his deepest punt was at or within the opponent's five-yard line
• Punted just once against Maryland (Oct. 6) for 45 yards with a touchback
• Punted twice for a total of 91 yards against Wisconsin (Oct. 13), with one inside the 20
• Punted eight times for a total of 366 yards at Michigan State (Oct. 20) including a career-best of 65-yard kick, with three kicks inside the opposition's 20-yard line
• Punted three times for 130 yards against Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Drilled three punts a total of 125 yards with two inside the 20 at Rutgers (Nov. 10)
• Punted just once for 35 yards against Indiana (Nov. 17), pushing the ball out at the 20-yard line
• His four punts totaled 179 yards at Ohio State (Nov. 24)
• Generated 164 total yards on four punts against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Sophomore (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Punted in four games, totaling 490 yards on 12 attempts (37.7 yard average)
• Punted twice against Florida at the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2) in his debut as a starter
• Punted seven times with a 61-yard long and three inside the 20 against Cincinnati (Sept. 9)
• Punted three times with one inside the 20-yard line against Air Force (Sept. 16)
• Punted once for 35 yards in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1)

Freshman (2016)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended The University School (2016) coached by Benjamin Malbasa
• Averaged 42.1 yards per punt his senior season
• Three-year letter winner (2013-15)
• Varsity Track Captain his senior year

Honors and Rankings
• Ranked the No. 18 punter in the class of 2016 and the No. 3 punter in Ohio
• Member of the Plain Dealer's 2015 All-Ohio Defensive All Stars Team
• Named to the 1st Team Division 3 All-District and the 2nd Team All-Ohio teams
• Selected to play in the Cleveland News-Herald East/West Senior Bowl

Personal
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business pursuing a master's of management
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a degree in political science