Bryce Underwood

Rushing:

Attempts: 14 - vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025)

Yards: 114 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025)

TDs: 2 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025)

Long: 33 - vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025)

Passing

Attempts: 42 - vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025)

Completions:

23, 4x - last vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025)

Yards:

270 - vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 4, 2025)

TDs: 2, 4x - last vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025)

Int.: 3 - vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025)

Long: 69 - at USC (Oct. 11, 2025)

At Michigan:

• Named the team’s Rookie of the Year on Offense (2025)

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 15, 2025)

• Fourth true freshman to start at quarterback for the Wolverines (2025), joining Rick Leach (1975), Chad Henne (2004) and Tate Forcier (2009)

• One-time letter winner (2025)

Freshman (2025):

• Started all 13 games at quarterback; completed 202-of-335 pass attempts for 2,428 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions, also ran 88 times for 392 yards with six touchdowns to earn his first varsity letter

• Named the team’s Rookie of the Year on Offense

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 15)

• Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Year Award Player of the Week (Sept. 15)

• On five occasions, shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performances against New Mexico, Central Michigan, Wisconsin, Washington, at Maryland

• 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

• Passed for 142 yards and had a nine-yard rush in his first road start at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)

• Against Central Michigan (Sept. 13), accounted for three touchdowns, including two on the ground (the first of his career); completed 16-of-25 pass attempts for 235 yards and rushed nine times for 114 yards

• In his first Big Ten start, rushed for 61 yards with a touchdown and went 12-of-22 passing for 105 yards at Nebraska (Sept. 20)

• Completed 19-of-28 passes for 270 yards with a touchdown and added 12 yards on the ground in a start against Wisconsin (Oct. 4)

• Started at USC (Oct. 11) and completed 15-of-24 pass attempts for 207 yards with two touchdowns and five rushes

• Threw two touchdowns on 21-of-27 passing for 230 yards with another 25 yards added via the ground in a start against Washington (Oct. 18)

• Ran for 26 yards including a 13-yard touchdown and had 86 years passing in a start at MSU (Oct. 25)

• Started against Purdue (Nov. 1) and completed 13-of-22 passes for 145 yards added on the ground

• Threw for 280 yards on 21-of-32 passing and added 30 rushing yards with a touchdown in a start against Northwestern at Wrigley Field (Nov. 15)

• Started at Maryland (Nov. 22) and went 16-of-23 passing for 215 yards with a pair of touchdown passes; added 20 rushing yards

• Rushed six times and went 8-of-18 passing in a start against Ohio State (Nov. 29)

• Went 23-of-42 passing for 199 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions; added 69 rushing yards and a touchdown against Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31)

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 player 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 player 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 player 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