Bryce Underwood

Class:
Freshman
Position:
QB
Height:
6-4
Weight:
228
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Belleville

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

Passing
• Attempts: 31 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Completions: 21 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Yards: 251 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• TDs: 1 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Int.: none
• Long: 39 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)

Freshman (2025)
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against New Mexico
• Fourth true freshman to start at quarterback for the Wolverines, joining Rick Leach (1975), Chad Henne (2004) and Tate Forcier (2009)
• Made his collegiate debut starting against New Mexico (Aug. 30) and completed 21-of-31 pass attempts for 251 yards with one touchdown
• Set a new standard for freshman debut passing (251 yards) in his debut, the sixth-highest passing total in a debut start in program history

Prep
• Attended Belleville High School (2025) coached by Dejuan Rogers and Calvin Norman
• Four-year starter for the Tigers at quarterback
• Career record of 50-4 with two Division I MHSAA State Championships in 2021, ‘22 and three consecutive appearances (2021-23), reaching the regional final in 2024
• Engineered a 38-game winning streak from week four of his freshman year into the state title game of his junior season; led Belleville to its first-ever undefeated season in 2022
• The Tigers posted a 10-2 record in 2024 after 13-1 records in 2021 and 2023 and a 14-0 mark in 2022

Key Statistics
• Credited with 12,919 all-purpose yards including 11,488 passing yards and 179 total touchdowns (152 passing) during his career as a four-year starter
• In 2024 as a senior, totaled 2,509 passing yards and 32 touchdowns to six interceptions while completing 71.8 percent of his passes; scored six touchdowns rushing with over 600 yards
• Totaled 3,329 passing yards with 44 touchdowns to three interceptions as a junior in 2023, completing 64.9 percent of his pass attempts; also ran for 199 yards and seven touchdowns at 6.6 yards per carry
• In the 2023 Division I MHSAA State Championship Game, totaled over 200 all-purpose yards (39 rushing) with one touchdown
• Threw for 2,762 passing yards with 37 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2022 and rushed for 632 yards with eight touchdowns
• Posted over 300 all-purpose yards (149 rushing) in the 2022 Division I State Championship Game, with two passing touchdowns and another on the ground
• As a freshman starter, totaled 2,888 passing yards with 39 touchdowns to four interceptions and added another six rushing scores
• Accounted for six touchdowns (five passing) and 346 total yards in the 2021 Division I State Championship Game

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of five stars; the No. 1 overall player nationally, the No. 1 quarterback and the No. 1 in the state of Michigan
• Named a five-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 1 overall player in the nation, the No. 1 quarterback and the No. 1 in the state of Michigan
• Rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 1 overall player in the country, the No. 1 player in the midwest region, the No. 1 pocket passing quarterback and the No. 1 in the state of Michigan
• Rivals.com five-star prospect, the No. 2 overall player in the nation, the No. 2 pro-style quarterback in the nation and the No. 1 player in Michigan
• On3.com five-star consensus prospect, the No. 1 player in the nation, the No. 1 quarterback in the nation and the No. 1 player in Michigan
• On3.com five-star prospect, the No. 1 quarterback in the nation and the No. 1 player in Michigan
• Prepstar ranking of five stars, the No. 1 player in the country, the No. 1 quarterback and the No. 1 player in the state of Michigan
• Invited to participate in the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl
• 2023-24 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a junior
• 2023 Michigan High School Player of the Year
• MaxPreps 2022-23 National Sophomore Player of the Year and Player of the Year
• MaxPreps 2021-22 National Freshman Player of the Year
• Michigan Associated Press Division 1-2 Player of the Year (2021)

Personal
• Bryce Underwood was born August 19, 2007
• Son of Jay and Beverly Underwood