J. Michael Sturdivant

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J. Michael Sturdivant
Florida Gators
Position Wide receiver
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Major Sociology
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Highland Village, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas)

J. Michael Sturdivant (born September 6, 2002) is an American college football wide receiver who most recently played for the UCLA Bruins. He previously played at California.

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Early life

Sturdivant grew up in Highland Village, Texas and attended Edward S. Marcus High School. [2] As a junior, he caught 87 passes for 1125 yards and 10 touchdowns. [3] Sturdivant was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at California over offers from LSU, Oklahoma, and UCLA. [4] [5]

College career

California

Sturdivant began his college career at California. He played in four games during his true freshman season before redshirting the year. [6] As a redshirt freshman, Sturdivant caught 65 passes 755 yards receiving and seven touchdowns and was named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic and honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference. [7] [8] After the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal. [9]

UCLA

Sturdivant ultimately transferred to UCLA. [10]

On December 10, 2024, Sturdivant announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time. [11]

Florida

On December 20, 2024, Sturdivant decided to transfer to Florida. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "J. Michael Sturdivant". calbears.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Marcus 2021 WR J.Michael Sturdivant Garnering Major Recruiting Attention". Dave Campbell's Texas Football . December 4, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Travers, Trace (July 4, 2020). "Fireworks Abound as WR J. Michael Sturdivant Commits to Cal". Rivals.com . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Flower Mound Marcus four-star wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant commits to Cal". Dallas Morning News . July 4, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Reneau, Kegan (July 4, 2020). "Oklahoma 2021 WR target J. Michael Sturdivant commits to Cal". Sooners Wire. USA Today . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ Curtis, Jake (August 17, 2022). "Know the Name: J.Michael (No Space) Sturdivant, Cal Wide Receiver". SI.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Olson, Max; Navarro, Manny (December 8, 2022). "College football Freshman All-America team 2022: Harold Perkins, Drake Maye top newcomers". The Athletic . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "J. Michael Sturdivant, Kyle Ford making an instant impact at UCLA". Los Angeles Times . April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Moore, Jackson (January 4, 2023). "Cal WR J.Michael Sturdivant enters transfer portal". 247Sports.com . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ Bolch, Ben (January 13, 2023). "Receiver J. Michael Sturdivant to transfer to UCLA from Cal". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  11. ↑ Champion, Aidan (December 10, 2024). "BREAKING: UCLA Veteran WR Enters Portal". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ @jmike_04 (December 20, 2024). "Gator nation let's ride ! 🐊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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