Jake Butt
| Michigan Wolverines No. 88 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Junior |
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| High school | Pickerington North HS |
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| Date of birth | July 11, 1995 |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
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Jake Butt (born July 11, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Michigan Wolverines football team. Butt was named Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten, and first-team All-American in 2015.
High school career
Butt was born in 1995 and raised in Pickerington, Ohio, attending Pickerington High School North. As a senior in 2012, he caught 68 passes for 907 yards and 12 touchdowns.[1]
College career
Butt enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2013. As a freshman, he appeared in 13 games, eight as a starter for the 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team. His playing time increased after Devin Funchess moved from tight end to wide receiver.[2] Butt caught 20 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns and was selected by ESPN.com as a member of the All-Big Ten Conference freshman team.[1]
As a sophomore, he missed the first two games while recuperating from a torn ACL. He appeared in 10 games in 2014, five as a starter, and recorded 21 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns.[1]
As a junior in 2015, Butt had a career-high eight receptions for 95 yards in the season opener against Utah. His eight catches was the most by a Michigan tight end since 1995.[3] After the game, head coach Jim Harbaugh said of Butt: "He's a football player. I can't give a better compliment."[4] During the 2015 season, Butt had 51 catches for 654 yards (12.8 yds/catch) and three touchdowns.[5] Following the 2015 season, Butt was named the Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year, named to the All-Big Ten offensive first-team, by both the coaches and media, and named a First-Team All-American by Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports.[6][7]
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Jake Butt". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Michigan TE Jake Butt could be biggest offensive weapon". Detroit Free Press. August 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Michigan tight end Jake Butt is no joke". The Detroit News. September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Jake Butt gets Jim Harbaugh's top compliment, staff believes sky is the limit for junior TE". Mlive.com. September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Michigan Football: Michigan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016) All games" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Butt Earns Big Ten Tight End of the Year Honors". MGoBlue.com (CBS Interactive). December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Butt, Lewis, Peppers Earn All-America Honors from SI". MGoBlue.com (CBS Interactive). December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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