Jake Moody
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Moody with the Wolverines in 2021
No. 4 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Kicker
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-23) November 23, 1999
Commerce, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Northville (MI)
College:Michigan (2018–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Field goals made:21
Field goals attempted:25
Field goal %:84.0
Points scored:135
Longest field goal:57
Touchbacks:54
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jake Moody (born November 23, 1999) is an American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time All-American and the winner of the 2021 Lou Groza Award. Moody was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, making him only the second kicker since 2016 to be drafted in the top 100 selections.

Early years

Moody attended Northville High School in Northville, Michigan. He played football and baseball at Northville High.[1]

College career

Moody committed to Michigan in February 2018.[2][3] He initially committed without a scholarship but was put on scholarship in June 2018.[4]

As a true freshman in 2018, Moody set a Michigan single-game record with six field goals in a 31–20 victory over Indiana.[5][6] In April 2020, he set a personal record in practice with a 69-yard field goal.[7]

As a senior in 2021, he successfully converted 22 of 24 field goal attempts and 56 of 56 extra point kicks.[8] He also kicked a game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter against Nebraska on October 9.[9] His 122 points led the 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team in scoring.[10] He was named the 2021 Bakken–Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year and Lou Groza Award winner.[11][12][13]

Moody returned for a fifth season in 2022, taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted due to the 2020 season being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] He went 5-for-5 on field goals, including a career-long 54-yard kick, against Michigan State on October 29, 2022.[15]

With his third-quarter extra point on November 5, 2022, in a game against Rutgers, Moody became the fifth player in Michigan history to reach 300 career points.[16] With his first-quarter extra point on November 12 in a game against Nebraska, Moody became the third player in Michigan history to record consecutive seasons with 100-plus points, following Anthony Thomas (1999–2000) and Tom Harmon (1939–40).[17] With four field goals against Illinois on November 19, 2022, including the game-winner with nine seconds left, Moody became the Michigan career field goal leader, with 65, passing Garrett Rivas, and tied Remy Hamilton's single-season mark of 25. [18]

For the 2022 regular season, Moody converted 26 of 32 field goal attempts for an average of 81.25%. He also converted 53 of 53 kicks for point after touchdown. He also led Michigan with 131 points scored.[19] With Moody's field goal in the second quarter during the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, he broke Desmond Howard's single-season scoring record (138 points) set in 1991, and finished with 147 points during the season. Moody finished his career with 355 points, setting a new all-time Michigan scoring record, surpassing the previous record of 354 points set by Garrett Rivas. He also set the program record for longest field goal made at 59-yards, surpassing the previous record of 57-yards held by Quinn Nordin and Hayden Epstein.[20]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 209 lb
(95 kg)		 30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
[21]

Moody was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (99th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, making him just the second kicker to be selected within the top 100 picks in the last 15 drafts (along with Roberto Aguayo).[22] He and Michigan teammate Brad Robbins became the second punter and kicker tandem to be taken in the same draft in the last 40 years.[23] He was the first of three kickers drafted in the 2023 draft, followed by Chad Ryland and Anders Carlson.[24]

Moody, despite having been injured in the final preseason game, was cleared as the starting kicker for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. During the game, he made all 3 field goal attempts and all 3 extra point attempts. This made him the first rookie kicker since Justin Tucker in 2012 to go 3-for-3 or better on extra points and field goal attempts in a season opener.[25] During Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams, Moody again made all 3 field goal attempts and all 3 extra point attempts, including a 57-yard field goal, which was the longest successful field goal by a rookie kicker in 49ers' franchise history.[26] In Week 6, Moody had a poor performance in Cleveland, missing 2 field goals, including a potential game winning kick from 41 yards away as time expired. Since then, Moody has bounced back, and in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, he set the longest streak of 53 straight extra points made since the NFL moved the extra point attempt were moved back to the 15-yard-line. [27]

NFL career statistics

Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP Overall FGs PATs Kickoffs Points
LngFGMFGAPctXPMXPAPctKOAvgTB
2023 SF 1657212487.5%5858100.0%8663.354121
Career1657212487.5%5858100.0%8663.354121

Highlights and awards

49ers franchise records

  • Longest successful kick by a rookie kicker (57 yards)[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Moody". University of Michigan. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Brad Emons (February 5, 2018). "Northville senior kicker Moody commits to U-M without scholarship". Hometown Life.
  3. ↑ Mick McCabe (February 7, 2018). "Northville's Jake Moody plans to be on scholarship at Michigan — but when?". Detroit Free Press.
  4. ↑ "Michigan Puts Freshman Kicker Jake Moody on Scholarship". USA Today Wolverines Wire. July 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Larry Lage (November 18, 2021). "U-M has sights set on Buckeyes, Big Ten title". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Ethan Wolfe (November 18, 2018). "From redzone struggles, Moody has historic day". The Michigan Daily.
  7. ↑ Orion Sang (April 13, 2020). "Michigan football's Jake Moody sets personal record with 69-yard FG". Detroit Free Press.
  8. ↑ "Jake Moody". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 10, 2021). "Clutch gene: Kicker Jake Moody continues to deliver for Wolverines". The Detroit News.
  10. ↑ "2021 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Aidan Hutchinson, Jake Moody, Michigan defense earn Big Ten yearly honors". USA Today. November 30, 2021.
  12. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (November 23, 2021). "Michigan kicker Jake Moody named Lou Groza Award finalist". The Detroit News.
  13. ↑ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (December 9, 2021). "Moody Becomes Michigan's First-Ever Lou Groza Award Winner". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ McMann, Aaron (January 15, 2022). "Kicker Jake Moody returning to Michigan in 2022". MLive.com.
  15. ↑ Woods, Kory (October 30, 2022). "Michigan's Jake Moody turns in a career day in victory over MSU". MLive.com.
  16. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #4 Michigan 52, Rutgers 17". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #3 Michigan 34, Nebraska 3". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  18. ↑ Chengelis, Angelique (November 19, 2022). "Jake Moody's 'legendary' field goal lifts Michigan over Illinois; Ohio State up next". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  19. ↑ "2022 Michigan Football Statistics". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #3 TCU 51, #2 Michigan 45". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Jake Moody Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  22. ↑ Breech, John (April 29, 2023). "2023 NFL Draft: 49ers pull off biggest shock of Day 2 by taking a kicker in the third round". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  23. ↑ Brown, Brandon (April 30, 2023). "Jake Moody, Brad Robbins Make NFL Draft History". Sports Illustrated Michigan Wolverines News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  24. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft | NFL Draft News, Video & Photos". NFL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Where Jake Moody's perfect debut ranks in NFL history". Yahoo Sports. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Studs and Duds from 49ers' tough 30-23 divisional win vs. Rams in Week 2". Niners Wire. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  27. ↑ https://www.maizenbrew.com/football/2023/12/19/24005252/pro-blue-jake-moody-khaleke-hudson-mazi-smith-dax-hill-josh-metellus-graham-glasgow-dj-turner-nfl
  28. ↑ "Studs and Duds from 49ers' tough 30-23 divisional win vs. Rams in Week 2". Niners Wire. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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