Zach Peterson

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
WR
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Wesleyan

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023)
• Named the team's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2022)
• Two-time letterman (2022-23)
• Appeared in 15 games including one at wide receiver

Graduate Student (2023)
• Appeared in eight games on special teams to earn his second varsity letter at Michigan
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the defense for Minnesota
• Contributed on special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16), Rutgers (Sept. 23), Indiana (Oct. 14), Purdue (Nov. 4), Ohio State, Nov. 25), and against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Graduate Student (2022)
• Appeared in seven games on special teams including one at wide receiver to earn his first varsity letter
• Named the team's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in helping the defense prepare for Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Illinois
• Made his U-M debut on special teams against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Played wide receiver and on special teams against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Nov. 12), Illinois (Nov. 19), at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Contributed on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Appeared in 30 games at Furman (2018-21)
• Totaled 16 catches for 251 yards with a touchdown during his career

Prep
• Attended Wesleyan high school (2018) coached by Franklin Pridgen
• Helped Wesleyan reach the playoffs

Key Statistics
• Accumulated 103 receptions for 1,239 yards and 15 touchdowns in 25 games and 1,802 all-purpose yards during his time in high school
• As a senior, caught 60 passes for 667 yards with 10 touchdowns

Honors and Rankings
• Selected First team All-Region (2017)

Personal
• Joseph Zachary Peterson was born on May 9, 2000
• Son of Todd and Susan Peterson
• Father, Todd, kicked at the University of Georgia and played 12 NFL seasons (1994-05) with six teams
• Pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business