Michigan Wolverines football didn’t have a wide receiver with more than 250 receiving yards in 2024, with the Maize and Blue possessing one of the least potent passing attacks in the nation (123.8 yards per game; 131st nationally).
Junior-to-be Fredrick Moore , however, broke out in the finale, a 19-13 victory over Alabama in the Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The 6-foot-1, 181-pounder caught 3 passes for 37 yards, including a 13-yard grab in the end zone on a fade route from senior quarterback Davis Warren . That was the team’s lone touchdown of the game and went a long way in pulling off the upset.
PFF considered the first touchdown grab of Moore’s career a “contested catch,” one of only 14 that Michigan receivers made all season. That gave him an injection of added belief heading into the 2025 season, after he endured an up and down 2024 campaign. While Moore played well against Alabama, he only had 8 other receptions the entire season, and his 182 offensive snaps ranked fifth among the team’s wide receivers…