UNLV punter Cam Brown has committed to the Michigan Wolverines out of the transfer portal, giving new head coach Kyle Whittingham and special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs an immediate upgrade option at one of the most volatile positions on the roster.
Brown arrives in Ann Arbor after one season at UNLV, where
he made an instant impact as a true freshman. The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder averaged 43.8 yards per attempt on 46 punts — including a booming 71-yard long — and consistently flipped field position.
Nearly half of his punts landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, a notable marker for a first-year college player still adjusting to the American game.
A native of Coolangatta, Queensland, Brown comes from a strong athletic background. Before transitioning to American football, he played representative Australian Rules Football and won multiple championships at the high school level in Australia.
Brown joins Pitt long snapper Nico Crawford as Michigan’s second portal commitment, and notably, both additions have come on special teams. That’s no accident. Michigan’s special teams unit struggled throughout the 2025 season, prompting major changes late in the year and placing a spotlight on consistency in the kicking game moving forward.
The Wolverines do return Hudson Hollenbeck, who still has one year of eligibility remaining, but his 2025 campaign can be described as an uneven one, at best.
For Whittingham, who has long emphasized the hidden yardage that comes from strong special teams, Brown fits the profile of a high-upside addition with multiple years remaining. Whether he wins the job outright or pushes the room forward through competition, Michigan is clearly intent on rebuilding a phase of the game that slipped in recent seasons.
