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2022 Football Roster

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16 Thiago Kapps

16 Thiago Kapps

  • Position:
    Kicker
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • High School:
    Jac-Cen-Del [Ind.]/College of DuPage

Summary

Biography

2022: Did not see game action. 

2021: Played in one game with one kickoff at Michigan State.

2020: Went 4-for-7 on field goals during the six-game season, including a 50-yard make in the season finale at Ball State, his only attempt from 50 yards or more on the season ... Also converted 23-of-26 PATs and finished the year with 35 points, third on the team.

2019: Played in all 13 games ... totaled 78 points on 10-of-15 field goals (.667) and 48-of-50 pionts after touchdowns (.960) ... ranked second on the Broncos in total points ... kicked off 17 times for 897 yards (52.76) with two touchbacks and two boots out of bounds ... finished tied for seventh in the league in field goal conversion percentage ... nailed two field goals against Monmouth and Western Kentucky in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, and tallied 5+ PAT in five contests ... drilled a year-high seven PATs versus Bowling Green ... converted at least one PAT in every game but the Ohio contest ... finished with 5+ points in nine contests and 8+ in four games with a career-high 12 against Monmouth ... on the WMU single-season chart, stands fifth in PATs ... in Bronco bowl history, owns the most field goals made with two, ranks third in longest field goal with a 30-yard make and stands fifth with eight points against Western Kentucky ... on the field for 81 snaps.

PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: Competed at the 2018 Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp ... averaged 71 yards per kickoff and 38.13 yards per punt ... attended Jac-Cen-Del High School in Osgood, Ind. ... played two junior college seasons at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill.

PERSONAL: Born September 26, 1997 ... son of Japir Kronemberg Filho and Renata Kapps Goncalves ... majoring in leadership and business strategy.
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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2019Junior

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2020Senior

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Senior

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Graduate Student

    Kicker
    6'0" 190 lbs
    16