Profile of senior TE Michael Jocz

Submitted by PeteM on

I just saw this profile of backup tight end Michael Jocz who plays his last game Saturday.  I went to the Minnesota game last year, and sat in the same row as his parents on the flight out there, but had no idea what kind of student he is (I suspect of a lot parents would've started talking about their kid's transcript 5 minutes into the conversation).  A 3.964 GPA while playing football is an amazing achievement.  Earlier this year Jocz was one of the player guests on the Harbaugh radio show, and I remember Harbaugh commenting that sometimes he has to join practice 20-30 minutes late due to this academic schedule, but that he's such a quick study he basically can step right in without missing a beat after seeing one rep. 

https://www.michigandaily.com/section/football/michigan-football-michae…

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Magnus

November 18th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^

Good stuff. Jocz is actually a pretty good player. We have some solid talent at TE right now, but there are times in recent history where I think Jocz might have been good enough to be our #2 tight end. Even though he's no higher than fifth right now (behind Butt, Bunting, Wheatley, and Asiasi), he still plays a fair amount in some offensive packages and on special teams.

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Night_King

November 18th, 2016 at 2:29 PM ^

Nice story. What a bright kid. In the beginning of the year he was actually getting significant playing time from what I can remember. If we didn't have brawlers like Asiasi and Wheatley Jr., he'd definitely be on the field for most packages. He's going to have a bright future in mechanical engineering. 

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Rickett88

November 18th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^

But I don't wonder how good he could be if he was just focusing all his time on football because he is doing exactly what he should be doing. That is what makes Michigan, Michigan. 

If this Jocz was getting into trouble, then I would wonder how good he could be, but he seems to have one hell of a head on his shoulders and is doing great at both. 

Go Blue. 

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Evil Empire

November 18th, 2016 at 4:01 PM ^

Cool Story Bro comin' atcha.

I used to work with one of his roommate's parents, who invited me to their postgame meal at the off-campus house where those guys live.  All of the players (and their families) were extremely nice and very patient with my young kids running around their party. 

Braden (and Juwan Bushell-Beatty, who stopped by) are very large guys.

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