Jake Thaw

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Westport, Conn.
Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
High School:
Staples
Prev School:
Michigan
Major:
International Business

HONORS AND AWARDS

2024 All-CAA Second Team (PR) selection
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021-22-23)

2024 SEASON

All-CAA Second Team (PR) selection
Appeared in all 11 games
Ranked second on the team with 41 catches for 334 receiving yards and had five TDs
Had nine punt returns for 108 yards, averaging 12.0 yards per return
Had season-highs of nine catches for 72 yards and a TD against Penn (9/21)
Caught two TD passes against Maine (10/12)
Had four catches for 59 yards and a 35-yard punt return against Sacred Heart (9/28)
Caught TD passes in consecutive games against Rhode Island (11/9) and Campbell (11/16)
CSC Academic All-District Team

2023 SEASON AT MICHIGAN

Appeared in all 15 games on special teams, and as a punt returner in 14 games
Returned 16 punts for 101 total yards and also returned one kickoff 16 yards
Had four punt returns of at least 10 yards
Twice shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Purdue and at Penn State
Had a season-long 32-yard punt return against Purdue (11/4)
Had a 19-yard punt return against UNLV (9/9)
Returned two punts for eight yards and one kickoff for 16 yards against Bowling Green (9/16)
Appeared on special teams in both of Michigan’s playoff games, fielding one punt against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal
Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team

2022 SEASON AT MICHIGAN

Appeared in two games on special teams including one at wide receiver
Made collegiate debut and returned one punt for 10 yards against Hawaii (9/10)
Played on special teams and at wide receiver against UConn (9/17)
Named Scout Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the teams units for Iowa

2021 SEASON AT MICHIGAN

Did not see game action

2020 SEASON AT MICHIGAN

Did not see game action

Bio: Played high school football at Staples High School … Was a two-time first-team All-FCIAC selection and two-time Staples team MVP … Named first-team all-state by Walter Camp Football Foundation and Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) … Also was a three-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the basketball team earning first-team CHSCA all-state, first-team all-league, and team MVP honors … In the classroom, was a four-year honor roll member, National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete, FCIAC Exemplary Scholar-Athlete and News 12 Connecticut Scholar-Athlete … Brother, Ben, played football at Wesleyan (2016-20).