Tag: Carter Selzer

2022 Season Countdown: #74 Carter Selzer

Name: Carter Selzer
Height: 6’8″
Weight: 242 lbs.
High school: Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst
Position: Tight end
Class: Fifth year senior
Jersey number: #89
Last year: I ranked Selzer #70 and said he would be a backup tight end (LINK). He caught 1 pass for 6 yards.
TTB Rating: N/A

Selzer has become a bit of a fan favorite. A walk-on tight end who has been targeted multiple times in his career but has just 1 catch in college, Selzer is hard to miss at 6’8″. Oh, and because he’s played in 21 total football games throughout his career.

Selzer played in four games at tight end last year, but Michigan has such depth at tight end that it’s hard to put him much higher on the list. Along with returning three tight ends with senior eligibility, Michigan has recruited well at the position. Third-year player Matt Hibner and second-year Louis Hansen both need reps to get ready for 2023, and I haven’t even mentioned two talented freshmen in Colston Loveland and Marlin Klein. Selzer was play this fall, but it’s time to get the next wave ready.

Prediction: Backup tight end

2021 Season Countdown: #70 Carter Selzer

Name: Carter Selzer
Height: 6’8″
Weight: 240 lbs.
High school: Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst
Position: Tight end
Class: Redshirt senior
Jersey number: #89
Last year: I did not rank Selzer. He played in six games.
TTB Rating: N/A

Selzer has played in ten career games so far, mostly on special teams.

You problem never noticed him until one fateful day on Halloween 2020.

On that particular day, Michigan was coming off a blowout win over Minnesota and went into the game against Michigan State full of unfounded confidence. So, too, did offensive coordinator Josh Gattis. So much confidence that he thought he could do anything and beat the Spartans.

So he put in a Wildcat pass for Hassan Haskins to throw the ball to the 6’8″ Selzer on the goal line. It went poorly, MSU linebacker Antjuan Simmons batted the ball away, Michigan wasted a scoring opportunity, and they lost by 3 points.

Part of the reason they threw the ball to Selzer was because nobody expected them to throw the ball to Selzer, and going into 2021, I once again do not expect them to throw the ball to Selzer. But he is worth noting because of his role on special teams, and obviously, the coaches feel he’s talented enough to be involved in a tight rivalry game.

Prediction: Backup tight end, special teamer