Name: James Kavouklis
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 284 lbs.
High school: Tampa (FL) Berkley Prep
Position: Center/Long snapper
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #64
Last year: I ranked Kavouklis #123 and said he would be a backup center (LINK). He did not see game action.
TTB Rating: N/A
Kavouklis joined Michigan's team in 2022 and promptly played in the blowout against UConn. That's a pretty swift start for a true freshman preferred walk-on.
He has since gone on to play zero games in 2023 and 2024.
Kavouklis doubles as a long snapper, but he has been hovering around 280 pounds, and it's tough to be a long snapper at such a weight. The punt snapper usually has to get downfield and help with punt coverage, and a 280-pounder is unlikely to have the speed or open-field athleticism to make that optimal for a coverage unit.
Michigan lost long snapper Will Wagner, but former starter Greg Tarr is still on the team. Michigan brought in Dan Rosenberg, a transfer from Holy Cross, but Rosenberg is also exploring other options. Whether Rosenberg is still here in the fall is difficult to say, so perhaps Kavouklis should be ranked higher, but this is the new age of college football.
Prediction: Backup long snapper
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