A local product who handled both kickoff duties and punting, it was an uneven season for Michigan football’s Tommy Doman.
The fourth-year punter was still solid on kickoff but outside of a handful of games, Doman struggled, often kicking short punts or shanking punts. However, against USC and Ohio State, Doman shined, with a defining 68-yard punt in the latter. Still, his consistency wasn’t quite what it was in 2023, the Michigan Wolverines national championship season.
Doman surprisingly entered the transfer portal with a year left and on Friday, he became the first outgoing Wolverine to select his transfer destination, with the announcement that he would be heading to Florida.
Former Michigan punter is currently expected to transfer to Florida, @chris_hummer and I have learned for @cbssports/@247sports.
Was the Wolverines’ starting punter the last two years.https://t.co/10Sz3YxlzO pic.twitter.com/SKjfuCyV7o
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 13, 2024
In 2024, Doman was 47th nationally in yardage per punt, at 42.61. That number was down after kicking an average of 44.26 in 2023 — and though that looks like a modest decline, his numbers were affected by a handful of inconsistent games among generally better showings.
Doman may be the first to commit, but several other Wolverines are in the portal. QBs Alex Orji and Jayden Denegal, RB Tavierre Dunlap, WR Tyler Morris, OL Raheem Anderson, Dom Giudice, and Andrew Gentry, and a handful of others round out the group of Michigan players looking for a new home.