Name: Quinn Nordin
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 196 lbs.
High school: Rockford (MI) Rockford
Position: Kicker
Class: Redshirt senior
Jersey number: #3
Last year: I ranked Nordin #51 and said he would be a backup placekicker (LINK). He was 10/13 on field goals and 28/29 on extra points.
TTB Rating: 89
Nordin has had an up-and-down career at Michigan. He was a highly touted recruit and somewhat unexpectedly redshirted as a freshman. He has a big leg, but he never handles kickoff or punting duties. During his redshirt freshman season in 2017, he missed three extra points. Michigan brought in a player (Jake Moody) in 2018 who was supposed to grayshirt, and that guy ended up taking a bunch of Nordin’s opportunities.
So I really can’t predict how Nordin will fit in during the 2020 (a.k.a. spring 2021) season. He might be the starting place kicker, and Moody might finally take over the job for good. The somewhat odd thing is that the coaching staff brought Nordin back for a fifth year, when a lot of people in a somewhat tenuous position would not be given a roster spot or would just decide to grad transfer. So the staff must have a plan for him, but I don’t know what it is.
Prediction: Backup place kicker
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I never get excited about kickers, but I am pretty excited about the Moody-Nordin tandem. Both had sophomore slumps, but I don’t think field goals will be an issue this year.
The last kicker I was excited about for his on-the-field performance, and only towards the end of his career, was Gibbons. He’ll always be tainted in my mind for his off-the-field behavior. Did he ever do any jail time?
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Agree with JC. Nordin has made 4 kicks over 50 yards in three years including the 57 yarder last year. Pretty ideal to have a big-time talent like that and a proven option as well if things go sideways. Kind of like Brady/Henson.
To clarify for those who tend to scoff at comparisons: Yes. I do mean that Jake Moody will turn out to be the greatest QB of all time.
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