Jake Thaw

Class:
Senior
Position:
WR
Height:
6-1
Weight:
192
Hometown:
Westport, Conn.
High School:
Staples

CAREER HIGHS

Punt Returns
• Returns: 3, 2x - last at Penn State (Nov. 11, 2023)
• Yards: 38 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)
• Touchdowns: None
• Long: 32 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)

At Michigan
• CSC Academic All-District (2023)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021-22-23)
• Two-time letterman (2022-23)
• Appeared in 17 career games including 14 as punt returner

Senior (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games on special teams, and as a punt returner in 14 games; returned 16 kicks for 101 total yards and also returned one kickoff 16 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• CSC Academic All-District
• Twice shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Purdue, at Penn State
• Started as the team's punt returner and returned two punts totaling six yards against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Returned punts against UNLV (Sept. 9) and registered a 19-yard return
• Played as the starting punt returner against Bowling Green (Sept. 16) and returned two punts for eight yards; also returned one kickoff 16 yards
• Saw the field as a punt returner against Rutgers (Sept. 23), Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Michigan State (Oct. 21), at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Returned a punt 11 yards playing special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Returned one punt seven yards playing on special teams at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Returned one punt 10 yards playing on special teams against Indiana (Oct. 14)
• Returned three punts against Purdue (Nov. 4) with a 32-yard long
• Returned three punts at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• Played as a punt returner against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Contributed on special teams against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), fielding one punt
• Contributed on special teams against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Junior (2022)
• Appeared in two games on special teams including one at wide receiver; returned one punt for 10 yards to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the teams units for Iowa
• Made his debut as a punt returner against Hawaii (Sept. 10), and returned his first offering 20 yards, only to have it taken back by a penalty
• Played on special teams and at wide receiver against UConn (Sept. 17)

Sophomore (2021)
• Did not see game action

Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Staples High School (2020) coached by Adam Behrends
• National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar Athlete, four-year honor roll member
• Exemplary Scholar Athlete (FCIAC), News 12 Connecticut Scholar Athlete
• Winner of Staples' Athletic Department Thomas Hubbard Award, as well as being a basketball scholar-athlete and principal's award winner
• Also lettered three years in basketball where he was a two-year captain

Honors and Rankings
• Named first-team All-State by Walter Camp Football Foundation and Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA)
• Two-time first-team All-League selection (FCIAC)
• Two-time Staples high school team MVP
• First-team All-League by Ruden Report in both sports
• First-team CHSCA All-State, first-team All-League, and team MVP in basketball

Personal
• Son of Mitch and Amanda Thaw
• Brother, Ben, played football at Wesleyan (2016-20)
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business