The Detroit News · Apr 29, 2023
Michigan's Jake Moody taken in third round, becomes highest-drafted kicker since 2016
Michigan kicker Jake Moody said he believed he was worth a draft pick, and the San Francisco 49ers agreed.
Moody was selected near the end of the third round by the 49ers, 99th overall, Friday night during the second day of the NFL Draft. He is the first kicker drafted within the first three rounds since Roberto Aguayo went in the second to Tampa Bay in 2016.
"I’m so fired up," Moody told reporters Friday night. "It’s obviously a great team I’m joining. I couldn’t be happier."
The Northville native is the first Michigan kicker to be drafted since Hayden Epstein was selected in the seventh round in 2002. Moody is the fifth Michigan kicker in program history to be drafted.
