Peyton O'Leary

Class:
Junior
Position:
WR
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Amesbury, Mass.
High School:
Governor's Academy

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving
• Catches: 3 - at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2024)
• Yards: 24 - at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2024)
• TDs: 1, 2x - last vs. Oregon (Nov. 2, 2024)
• Long: 22 - vs. Texas (Sept. 7, 2024)

At Michigan
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022-24)
• Four-time letter winner (2021-22-23-24)

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in 13 games with six starts at wide receiver; caught 10 passes for 102 yards with one touchdown and made one tackle to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Earned his first career start at wide receiver against Fresno State (Aug. 31)
• Made a 22-yard reception against Texas (Sept. 7) playing at wide receiver and on special teams, and also made a tackle
• Played snaps at wide receiver against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Contributed as a wide receiver against USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Contributed as a wide receiver and also played on special teams at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Started at wide receiver against Michigan State (Oct. 26) and caught one pass for 15 yards; also played on special teams
• Caught a six-yard touchdown pass starting on the outside against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Brought in three passes for 24 total yards at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Started against Northwestern (Nov. 23) and caught two passes for 10 yards
• Made a key 18-yard reception starting at wide receiver at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Started at wide receiver against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31) and made a seven-yard reception

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in nine games on special teams including four at wide receiver; caught two passes for 13 yards with one touchdown to earn his third varsity letter
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska
• Made his season debut playing special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Played as a wide receiver and also contributed on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Scored his first career touchdown on an eight-yard reception from Jayden Denegal at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue (Nov. 4), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Maryland (Nov. 18), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Played wide receiver against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2) and caught one pass for five yards
• Played as a wide receiver against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in six games at wide receiver and also contributed on special teams; caught one pass for four yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Changed to number 81 from number 38 at the end of fall camp
• Caught a four-yard pass, his first career reception, playing wide receiver against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Saw snaps as a wide receiver against Hawaii (Sept. 10), UConn (Sept. 17), and Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Contributed on special teams against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Played snaps at wide receiver and also contributed on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 5)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in one game at wide receiver to earn his first varsity letter
• Named the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in helping the defense prepare for Washington
• Made his U-M debut playing wide receiver against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Prep
• Attended Governor’s Academy (2021) coached by his father, Jim O’Leary
• Participated in football, basketball and lacrosse every year of high school, earning 12 varsity letters and captaining each sports team during his career
• Originally committed to play lacrosse at UMass Amherst
• Four-Year Varsity Starter in The Independent School League
• Helped Governor’s to a 7-2 record in football as a junior

Key Statistics
• Had his senior season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Caught 23 passes for 510 yards and five touchdowns as a junior
• As a sophomore, caught 15 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns, but separated his shoulder and missed games due to the injury

Honors and Rankings
• Earned All-League honors in Football, Basketball and Lacrosse
• Recipient of The Goodwin Award

Personal
• Peyton O’Leary was born May 16, 2002
• Son of Jim and Jill O’Leary
• Father, Jim, was a quarterback at Northeastern (1986-88)
• In the sport of lacrosse, recorded 10 goals and three assists as a sophomore midfielder
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in Communication and Media