Jake Butt

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| position = Tight end

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| birth_place = Pickerington, Ohio, U.S.

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| college = Michigan

| draftyear = 2017

| draftround = 5

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Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2021}})*

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John Mackey Award (2016)
Ozzie Newsome Award (2015)
Consensus All-American (2016)
First-team All-American (2015)
2× Big Ten Tight End of the Year (2015, 2016)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)

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Jonathan Duane "Jake" Butt (born July 11, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan. He was selected as a two-time All-American and was a two-time Big Ten Tight End of the Year.{{cite web | url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2015/12/13/Lewis_Butt_Named_AP_All_Americans | title=Lewis, Butt Named AP All-Americans }} Also winning the Ozzie Newsome Award, John Mackey Award and the Senior CLASS Award. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

In 2022 he began a new career in broadcasting, working for the Big Ten Network as an analyst. His inaugural game was on September 10, 2022, his alma mater Michigan versus Hawaii.

Early life

Butt was born in 1995 and raised in Pickerington, Ohio, attending Pickerington High School North. Butt caught 96 passes for 1,361 yards with 20 touchdowns and posted 142 tackles and 20.5 sacks during his high school career. He hauled in 68 receptions for 907 yards with 12 touchdowns as a senior and received Associated Press Division I All-Ohio first-team recognition.{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Players: Jake Butt |date=2018 |work=Broncos 2018 Media Guide |pages=71-72 |year= |url=http://files.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Images/email_blast/2018_Denver_Broncos_Media_Guide_a.pdf |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216001512/http://files.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Images/email_blast/2018_Denver_Broncos_Media_Guide_a.pdf |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |url-status=dead |publisher= |last2= |first2= |author-link= |author2-link=}}. Butt attended but did not participate in the Army All-America Game due to injury.{{Cite web |title=Jake Butt |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jake_butt_843340.html |access-date=September 10, 2015 |website=Mgoblue.com |publisher=University of Michigan}}

Recruiting service Rivals.com rated Butt as a four-star recruit in the 2013 class.{{Cite web |title=Jake Butt, 2013 Tight end - Rivals.com |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/13941 |website=n.rivals.com}} On February 19, 2013, Butt announced through Twitter his commitment to the Michigan Wolverines.{{Cite web |title=jbooty on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/JBooty_88/status/171386920478326785}}

College career

=Freshman season=

Butt enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2013. He made his collegiate debut on August 31, 2013, and made his first career catch for an 8-yard gain in a victory over Central Michigan. On November 16, 2013, Butt caught his first career touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Devin Gardner, helping Michigan secure a win over Northwestern. On November 30, 2013, Butt caught a season-high five passes for 85 receiving yards and a touchdown as the Wolverines lost 42–41 to longtime rival Ohio State.{{Cite web |title=Jake Butt 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-butt-1/gamelog/2013 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He appeared in 13 games and started eight for the 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team. His playing time increased after Devin Funchess moved from tight end to wide receiver.{{Cite news |date=August 13, 2015 |title=Michigan TE Jake Butt could be biggest offensive weapon |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2015/08/13/michigan-wolverines-jake-butt/31597519/ |work=Detroit Free Press}} He finished his first season at Michigan with 20 receptions for 235 yards and two touchdowns and was selected by ESPN.com as a member of the All-Big Ten Conference freshman team.

=Sophomore season=

The following season, Butt missed the first two games of the season while recuperating from a torn ACL. He made his season debut in Week 3 and caught three receptions for a season-high 59 receiving yards and scored a touchdown on a 29-yard pass from Devin Gardner in a 34–10 victory over Miami University. On November 29, 2014, Butt caught a season-high four passes for 35-yards and a touchdown during Michigan's 28–42 loss to #7 Ohio State.{{Cite web |title=Sports-Reference: College: Jake Butt 2014 stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-butt-1/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=July 1, 2017 |website=sports-reference.com}} He appeared in nine games in 2014, five as a starter, and recorded 21 receptions for 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns. After Michigan finished the season 5–7, head coach Brady Hoke was relieved of his duties.

=Junior season=

During Michigan's season-opening 17–24 loss against Utah, Butt made a career-high eight receptions for 92-yards and caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rudock. His eight catches was the most by a Michigan tight end since 1995.{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2015 |title=Michigan tight end Jake Butt is no joke |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/columnists/john-niyo/2015/09/07/niyo-michigan-tight-end-jake-butt-joke/71862282/ |work=The Detroit News}} On November 7, 2015, he finished a 49–16 win over Rutgers with a career-high 102 receiving yards on four receptions.{{Cite web |title=Sports-Reference: College football: Jake Butt 2015 stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-butt-1/gamelog/2015/# |access-date=July 1, 2017 |website=sports-reference.com}} He finished the 2015 season with 51 catches for 654 receiving yards (12.8 yds/catch) and three touchdowns, while starting all 13 games.{{Cite web |title=2015 Michigan Football: Michigan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016) All games |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/stats/season_stats_20160102aaa.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142454/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/stats/season_stats_20160102aaa.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=January 1, 2016 |publisher=University of Michigan}} He was named the Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year, was 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.{{Cite news |date=December 10, 2015 |title=Butt, Lewis, Peppers Earn All-America Honors from SI |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121015aab.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213030848/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121015aab.html |archive-date=December 13, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2015 |work=MGoBlue.com |publisher=CBS Interactive}} He also won the Ozzie Newsome Award as the best tight end in college football.{{Cite web |title=Past Honorees |url=http://www.tdccolumbus.com/honorees.html |access-date=September 12, 2016 |publisher=Touchdown Club of Columbus}}

=Senior season=

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Butt opted to return for his senior season after considering entering the 2016 NFL draft. The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second round pick in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Mick McCabe |date=July 27, 2016 |title=Michigan TE Jake Butt: I came back to have a 'special season' |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2016/07/27/jake-butt-michigan-football/87615956/ |work=Detroit Free Press}} In August 2016, Butt and defensive end Chris Wormley were selected by a vote of their teammates as the team captains for the 2016 Michigan team.{{Cite news |last=Mark Snyder |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Michigan football captains: DL Chris Wormley, TE Jake Butt |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2016/08/26/michigan-football-captains-dl-chris-wormley-te-jake-butt/89450674/ |work=Detroit Free Press}}{{Cite news |last=Angelique S. Chengelis |date=September 1, 2016 |title=TE Jake Butt: Michigan's leader and best |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2016/09/01/te-jake-butt-michigans-leader-and-best/89719154/ |work=The Detroit News}} Through the first three games of the 2016 season, Butt led the Wolverines with 15 receptions, and he was second behind Amara Darboh with 192 receiving yards.{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2016 |title=2016 Michigan Football Statistics (3-game Totals) |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/091716aac.html |website=Mgoblue.com |publisher=University of Michigan}} During the 2016 season, Butt was the team's second-leading receiver with 43 receptions for 518 yards and four touchdowns, including 29 of those catches that netted a first down. He became both Michigan's all-time leading receiver in yards by a tight end (1,646 yards) and the program's record holder for career receptions by a tight end (136). Following the 2016 season, Butt was named to the All-Big Ten offensive first-team, by both the coaches and media, named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and earned the Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year for the second straight season.{{Cite news |date=November 30, 2016 |title=Butt Repeats as Big Ten's Tight End of the Year |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113016aaj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201143951/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113016aaj.html |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |work=MGoBlue.com |publisher=CBS Interactive}}{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2016 |title=All-America Honors: U-M Trio on Walter Camp First Team |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120816aaf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211182853/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120816aaf.html |archive-date=December 11, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |work=MGoBlue.com |publisher=CBS Interactive}} He was also awarded the John Mackey Award, honoring the most outstanding tight end in college football.{{Cite news |date=December 7, 2016 |title=Butt Named Recipient of Mackey Award |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120716aaf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209124650/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120716aaf.html |archive-date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2016 |work=MGoBlue.com |publisher=CBS Interactive}} Butt tore his ACL in the 2016 Orange Bowl game.{{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 2016 |title=Report: Michigan's Jake Butt tore ACL in Orange Bowl |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/12/31/michigan-jake-butt-draft-injury-acl-orange-bowl |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} Butt was named the 2016 Senior CLASS Award winner.{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2016 |title=Michigan's Jake Butt Selected as the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® Winner for FBS Football |url=http://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/michigans_jake_butt_selected_as_the_2016_senior_class_award_winner_for_fbs_/ |access-date=January 13, 2017 |publisher=Senior CLASS Award}}

= Statistics =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! rowspan="2" \|Conf ! rowspan="2" \|{{tooltip\|G\|Games}} ! colspan="4" \|Receiving ! colspan="4" \|Rushing
Rec !Yds !Avg !TD !Att !Yds !Avg !TD
2013 \|Michigan \|Big Ten \|9 \|20 \|235 \|11.8 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0.0 \|0
2014 \|Michigan \|Big Ten \|9 \|21 \|211 \|10.0 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0.0 \|0
2015 \|Michigan \|Big Ten \|13 \|51 \|654 \|12.8 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0.0 \|0
2016 \|Michigan \|Big Ten \|12 \|46 \|546 \|11.9 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0.0 \|0
colspan="2" \|Career ! !35 !138 !1,646 !11.9 !11 !0 !0 !0.0 !0
colspan="12" \|All values from Sports Reference{{Cite web \|title=Jake Butt College Stats \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-butt-1.html \|access-date=December 16, 2019 \|website=Sports Reference \|language=en}}

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!Avg

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2013

|Michigan

|Big Ten

|20

|235

|11.8

|0.0

2014

|Michigan

|Big Ten

|21

|211

|10.0

|0.0

2015

|Michigan

|Big Ten

|13

|51

|654

|12.8

|0.0

2016

|Michigan

|Big Ten

|12

|46

|546

|11.9

|0.0

colspan="2" |Career

!35

!138

!1,646

!11.9

!11

!0.0

colspan="12" |All values from Sports Reference{{Cite web |title=Jake Butt College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-butt-1.html |access-date=December 16, 2019 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}

Professional career

=Pre-draft=

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Butt was projected to be a second round pick in the 2017 NFL draft by NFL draft experts and scouts before he tore his ACL in the Orange Bowl during the last collegiate game of his career.{{Cite web |last=Jake Butt |date=December 28, 2017 |title=Nobody Wants to Be a Comeback Story |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/jake-butt-michigan-orange-bowl-torn-acl |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=theplayerstribune.com}} NFL draft analyst Todd McShay projected Butt to be selected within the first 50 picks in the 2017 NFL Draft prior to his injury. On January 11, 2017, Butt successfully underwent surgery to reconstruct his torn ACL.{{Cite web |last=Snyder, Mark |date=January 10, 2017 |title=Former Michigan tight end Jake Butt says he had successful surgery |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2017/01/10/michigan-football-jake-butt-knee-surgery/96421418/ |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=FreeP.com}} Butt was unable to participate in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine and at Michigan's pro day. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Butt was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fifth best tight end in the draft by NFL draft analyst Mike Mayock and was ranked the sixth best tight end by DraftScout.com.{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2017 |title=Mel Kiper: Watch for Michigan TE Jake Butt in 2nd round of NFL draft |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/04/05/michigan-wolverines-nfl-draft/100094508/ |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=freep.com}}{{Cite web |title=Jake Butt, DS #6 TE, Michigan |url=http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=126772&draftyear=2017&genpos=TE |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=draftscout.com}}

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=Denver Broncos=

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The Denver Broncos selected Butt in the fifth round with the 145th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/draft.htm |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Butt was the eighth tight end drafted in 2017.{{Cite news |last=Orr |first=Conor |date=April 29, 2017 |title=Broncos take highly rated Michigan TE Jake Butt |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-take-highly-rated-michigan-te-jake-butt-0ap3000000804746 |work=NFL.com}} Butt reportedly received a $543,000 payout due to a loss-of-value insurance claim he received due to his ACL injury. The loss-of-value insurance was a rider on top of a disability insurance that Butt bought prior to the draft that would pay out if he was not picked in the top half of the third round due to injury.{{Cite web |last=Brilson, Will |date=April 29, 2017 |title=2017 NFL Draft: Jake Butt goes to Broncos, reportedly gets $500K insurance payday |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2017-nfl-draft-jake-butt-goes-to-broncos-reportedly-gets-500k-insurance-payday/ |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=cbssports.com}}{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2017 |title=TE Butt to collect $543K after falling to Round 5 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2017/story/_/id/19271765/jake-butt-collecting-loss-value-policy-reach-2-million |access-date=December 16, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=John |date=April 29, 2017 |title=Jake Butt's draft tumble will net him $543k insurance payout |url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/29/jake-butts-draft-tumble-will-net-him-543k-insurance-payout/ |access-date=December 16, 2019 |website=CollegeFootballTalk |language=en}}

On May 11, 2017, the Broncos signed Butt to a four-year, $2.70 million contract that included a signing bonus of $300,938.{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Jake Butt contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/denver-broncos/jake-butt-21887/ |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=Spotrac.com}}

He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on September 2, 2017, due to the torn ACL suffered his senior year.{{Cite web |last=Mason, Andrew |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Broncos trim roster at deadline |url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130182211/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd |archive-date=November 30, 2017 |website=DenverBroncos.com}} On November 6, 2017, the Broncos placed Butt on injured reserve for the remainder of the 2017 NFL season.{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2017 |title=Jake Butt won't play in 2017 after Broncos place rookie TE on IR |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/broncos-jake-butt-knee-michigan-ir-wont-play-2017/1601coo72fh7y11nkhug39kvmh |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=SportingNews.com |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926015629/http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/broncos-jake-butt-knee-michigan-ir-wont-play-2017/1601coo72fh7y11nkhug39kvmh |url-status=dead }}

Butt recovered in time to participate physically in training camp in 2018. During training camp, he competed to be the starting tight end against Jeff Heuerman, Matt LaCosse, and Troy Fumagalli.{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2018 |title=Broncos tight end Jake Butt goes through 1st full-pad practice |url=https://www.durangoherald.com/234474-broncos-tight-end-jake-butt-goes-through-1st-fullpad-practice |access-date=September 25, 2018 |newspaper=Durango Herald }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Head coach Vance Joseph named Butt the secondary starting tight end to start the regular season, behind primary starting tight end Heuerman.{{Cite web |last=Payne |first=Scott |date=September 3, 2018 |title=Broncos announce their week one depth chart |url=https://www.milehighreport.com/2018/9/3/17815086/denver-broncos-depth-chart-2018 |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=milehighreport.com}}

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Broncos' season opener against the Seattle Seahawks and caught two passes for 29 yards in their 27–24 victory.{{Cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Jake Butt (2018) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jakebutt/2557859/gamelogs |access-date=September 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com}} On September 27, 2018, Butt sustained a torn ACL during a non-contact drill during practice, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.{{Cite web |last=Teope |first=Herbie |date=September 27, 2018 |title=Broncos TE Jake Butt out for season with torn ACL |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-te-jake-butt-out-for-season-with-torn-acl-0ap3000000967131 |access-date=September 27, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=September 29, 2018 |title=Broncos place Jake Butt on IR, promote Brian Parker to active roster |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-place-jake-butt-on-ir-promote-brian-parker-to-active-roster |website=DenverBroncos.com |access-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125147/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-place-jake-butt-on-ir-promote-brian-parker-to-active-roster |url-status=dead }}

On September 2, 2019, Butt was placed on injured reserve due to complications with his previous ACL injury.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Broncos sign three players to active roster |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-three-players-to-active-roster |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}

Butt played in five games before being placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on November 3, 2020.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Broncos place Jake Butt on injured reserve |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-place-jake-butt-on-injured-reserve |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=DenverBroncos.com}} He was activated on December 31, 2020.{{Cite news |last=DiLalla, Aric |date=December 31, 2020 |title=Broncos place Shelby Harris on IR, activate Jake Butt from IR |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-place-shelby-harris-on-ir-activate-jake-butt-from-ir |access-date=February 11, 2021 |work=DenverBroncos.com}} After the season, Butt became a free agent due to his contract expiring.

=Chicago Bears=

On June 18, 2021, Butt signed a contract with the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=June 18, 2021 |title=Roster Moves: Bears sign three free agents |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-sign-three-free-agents |access-date=June 18, 2021 |website=Chicago Bears}} On July 28, 2021, Butt announced his retirement from the NFL.{{cite web | last=Sugrue | first=Brendan | title=Chicago Bears TE Jake Butt has retired | website=Bears Wire |publisher=USA Today| date=2021-07-28 | url=https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2021/07/28/chicago-bears-tight-end-jake-butt-retires/75973810007/ | access-date=2024-12-10}}

Post-football career

In 2024, Butt was announced as brand ambassador for Charles Tyrwhitt, a brand of dress clothing for men.

Butt occasionally serves as a member of the commentary team for UFL broadcasts on Fox. He is a color analyst for Big Ten Network and co-hosts The Big College Football Show on Chicago Sports Network.

References

External links

{{Twitter}}

[https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/players-roster/jake-butt/ Denver Broncos bio]
[https://mgoblue.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1637 Michigan Wolverines bio]

{{2016 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}

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