Beckham Sunderland

Class:
Senior
Position:
K/P
Height:
6-1
Weight:
216
Hometown:
Newport, Ky.
High School:
Sycamore

At Michigan
• One-time letter winner (2025)

Senior (2025)
• Appeared in all 13 games as the team's kickoff specialist; kicked off 71 times for 4,553 yards with 44 touchbacks (61.9 percent), punted once and made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Central Michigan
• Kicked off four times at Oklahoma (Sept. 6) with two touchbacks and only one return yard allowed
• Hit five touchbacks on eight kickoffs against Central Michigan (Sept. 13)
• Delivered six touchbacks on seven kickoff attempts at Nebraska (Sept. 20)
• Kicked off five times with four touchbacks against Wisconsin (Oct. 4)
• Kicked off three times with one touchback at USC (Oct. 11)
• Recorded five touchbacks on five kickoff attempts against Washington (Oct. 18)
• Generated five touchbacks on six kickoff attempts at MSU (Oct. 25)
• Made one tackle on kickoff coverage; kicked off four times with one touchback against Purdue (Nov. 1)
• Kicked off four times against Northwestern at Wrigley Field (Nov. 15) and generated four touchbacks
• Kicked off eight times at Maryland (Nov. 22) with five touchbacks
• Averages 62.2 yards on four kickoffs against Ohio State (Nov. 29)
• Handled kickoffs (six with three touchbacks) and punted once for 35 yards against Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Played one season at Texas State (2024)
• Appeared in two games as a kicker and kickoff specialist

Junior (2024)
• Appeared in two games as a kicker and kickoff specialist; kicked off eight times for 530 yards with a 66.3-yard average and produced six touchbacks; also converted one extra point
• Made his collegiate debut against Southern Missouri (Nov. 16); kicked off once with one touchback and added one PAT
• Kicked off seven times with a 66-yard average and five touchbacks in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl against North Texas (Jan. 3)

Prep
• Attended Sycamore High School (2023)

Personal
• Beckham Sunderland was born June 30, 2003
• Son of Larry and Jen Sunderland
• Signed with FCS Cincinnati of Major League Soccer (MLS) as a keeper after graduating high school in 2020
• Competed with U.S. Soccer Development Academy, making nine starts for U-16/17 team
• Nephew of former U-M kicker Brandon Kornblue