Quinn Nordin

Quinn Nordin (born August 16, 1998) is an American football placekicker, who plays college football for the Michigan Wolverines. He was ranked by Scout.com as the No. 1 placekicker in college football's incoming Class of 2016. On January 1, 2020, Nordin converted a 57-yard field goal at the Citrus Bowl to tie the longest field goal made in Michigan's program history.

For the journalist, see Quinn Norton.
Quinn Nordin
Nordin playing for Michigan in 2019
Michigan Wolverines – No. 3
PositionPlacekicker
ClassSenior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRockford (MI)
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-16) August 16, 1998
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Nordin played high school football at Rockford High School in Rockford, Michigan. Nordin missed much of his senior season due to a shoulder injury, but returned to action late for a Rockford team that made it to the third round of the Division-1 state playoffs with an 8–3 overall record. He converted two of three field goal attempts during his senior year with a long of 51 yards, landed seven punts inside the 20 yard line (while averaging 53 yards per punt), and landed 17 of 18 kickoffs in the endzone for touchbacks (the other was an onside kick). Following his senior season, Nordin was named USA Today High School All-American.[1][2]

Recruiting

Nordin was listed as the nation's top kicker by Scout.com and the No. 9 overall kicker by ESPN.[3][2] He was rated as a three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and ESPN.com. Nordin was verbally committed to Penn State in July 2015,[4][5] but later withdrew his commitment.[6][7] In January 2016, Nordin gained national attention when Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh conducted a sleepover recruiting session at Nordin's house.[8][9][10] On National Signing Day, February 3, 2016, Nordin committed to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines.[11][12]

College career
Nordin playing for Michigan in 2016

On September 2, 2017, Nordin completed four field goals in his first collegiate start against Florida, including from 55 and 50 yards. He became the first Michigan kicker to hit multiple field goals of 50 yards or more in the same game. Just one game into his career, Nordin is already tied for third all-time at Michigan with two made field goals of 50 yards or longer. His 55-yard field goal marked the longest field goal in a collegiate game played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and the longest converted by a Michigan freshman. Following his outstanding performance, Nordin was named the Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending September 4, 2017.[13] On September 16 against Air Force, Nordin matched a Michigan record by going 5-for-5 on his field goal attempts. He also converted both of his point after attempts (PAT) giving him 17 points in the game, falling one short of the Michigan single-game scoring record for a kicker.[14] For his performance, Nordin was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time on September 18, 2017.[15] Nordin missed his first PAT of the season on October 21, 2017 against the Penn State Nittany Lions.

In 2018, Nordin appeared in the first 10 games of the season and completed 44 out of 45 PAT (0.978). However, he only connected on 11 out of 16 field goal attempts (0.688), and was 3 out of 7 (0.429) in his last four games.[16]

For the 2019 season, Nordin shared the field goal and point after duties with sophomore kicker Jake Moody. He appeared in 9 games during the regular season, connecting on 27 out of 28 PAT (0.964) and 7 out of 10 field goals (.700).[17] On January 1, 2020, Nordin converted a 57-yard field goal at the end of the first half of the 2020 Citrus Bowl against Alabama, setting a record for the longest field goal in Citrus Bowl history, and tying the record for the longest field goal made in Michigan's program history.[18][19]

College statistics
Season Team Conf G Kicking
XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts
2017 Michigan Big Ten 13 35 38 92.1 19 24 79.2 92
2018 Michigan Big Ten 10 44 45 97.8 11 16 68.8 77
2019 Michigan Big Ten 10 28 29 96.6 10 13 76.9 58
Career 33 107 112 95.5 40 53 75.5 227
All values from Sports Reference[20]
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References
  1. "2015 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Football Team: Offense". USA Today. December 23, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. Sullivan, Tim (February 3, 2016). "Quinn Nordin Goes Blue". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  3. Monarrez, Carlos (February 3, 2016). "Michigan lands nation's top kicker, Quinn Nordin". USA Today. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. Snyder, Mark (July 10, 2015). "Rockford K picks Penn State over U-M with slick video". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. "Kicker commits to Penn State with help from plane, elaborate video". ESPN.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. Pickel, Greg (January 12, 2016). "Penn State commit Quinn Nordin will be pursued by Michigan in a unique way; four-star WR target Tre Nixon to visit Georgia". The Patriot-News. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. Pickel, Greg (January 27, 2016). "Quinn Nordin won't land at Penn State after all; Michigan kicker decommits after Lions land another kicker". The Patriot-News. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  8. Smith, Cam (January 15, 2016). "Apparently Jim Harbaugh really did have that sleepover with K Quinn Nordin". USA Today. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  9. "Kicker who hosted Jim Harbaugh sleepover commits to Michigan". Sports Illustrated. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  10. "Jim Harbaugh's latest recruiting tactic? A slumber party". Chicago Tribune. January 14, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  11. Paul, Tony (February 3, 2016). "Michigan lands No. 1 kicker Quinn Nordin". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  12. Kaminski, Steve (February 3, 2016). "Rockford's Quinn Nordin, nation's No. 1 kicker, signs with Michigan". Booth Newspapers. MLive.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  13. "Awards & Honors: Nordin Recognized by Big Ten After Historic Debut". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  14. "Awards & Honors: Nordin Nabs Second Big Ten Honor in Three Weeks". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  15. "Big Ten Football Players of the Week: Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers and Wisconsin students earn this week's honors". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  16. "Quinn Nordin 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  17. "Quinn Nordin 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  18. "Postgame Notes: #9 Alabama 35, #17 Michigan 16". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  19. "Nordin's Record-Setting Field Goal Provided Momentum Wolverines Unable to Ride to Win". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  20. "Quinn Nordin College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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