2025 Football Roster
Wortham, Michael

Jersey Number 6
Michael Wortham
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- North Highlands, Calif.
- High School:
- Center HS
- Prev School:
- Eastern Washington
Bio
2025 (R-Sr. – Montana):
• Stats Perform Preseason All-American 1st Team
• Named to the East/West Shrine Bowl 1,000 watch list
• Preseason All-Big Sky
Transferred to Montana in time for winter conditioning… Expected to once again be one of the most electric all-around players in the Big Sky Conference and FCS in his final season of eligibility.
2024 (Sr. – EWU):
• Stats Perform & AFCA Second Team All-American
• First Team All-Big Sky
One of the most versatile players in the Big Sky Conference… Total 1615 yards of total offense… Averaged 134.6 per game to rank second in the Big Sky and 11th in the nation… Piled up 1093 kickoff return yards, breaking the program record for a single season and leading the conference… Against Idaho, Wortham broke free for his first career kickoff return touchdown, going 100-plus yards… Averaged 28.8 per return on 38 attempts… Scored seven total touchdowns, adding five rushing and one receiving… Rushed for 313 yards on 36 attempts - 8.7 per carry…. Had a career-best 109 yards on five carries, with two touchdowns against Idaho State (11/16)… At receiver, was second on the team with 25 catches for 209 yards… Also lined up at quarterback regularly, completing 7-of-9 (78%) passes for 88 yards and threw two touchdown passes.
2023 (Jr. - EWU):
• Second Team All-Big Sky
Played in all 11 games while starting in two… Received Special Teams 2nd team All-Big Sky Honors… Ranked second in the Big Sky and sixth in the country in average kickoff return yards with an average of more than 28 yards… Had a total of 736 combined kick return yards which ranked 1st in the Big Sky and 2nd in the country… Ranked fifth in the Big Sky with more than 97 all-purpose yards per game… Moved up to sixth in school history in kickoff return yards… Had a 29-yard TD pass at home vs. Idaho (9/30/23)… Rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown vs. Idaho… Recorded an 86-yard kick return vs Cal Poly (11/4/2023)… Had 179 kick return yards vs Northern Arizona (11/18/2023).
2022 (So. – Sierra):
• JC All-American
• Section MVP
Played 11 games during the 2022 season, earning 845 rushing yards (6.4 per carry) and a 68.2 completion percentage with 2,180 passing yards and 18 TDs… Named NorCal MVP and All-American honors… Played in the Gridiron Bowl earning player of the game honors.
2021 (Fr. – Sierra): Appeared in 7 games as a freshman at Sierra College, throwing for 150 yards and 2 TDs while rushing for 212 yards.
High School: Completed his high school career at Center High School in Antelope, Calif… In 27 games, threw for 4119 yards with a 66.5 completion percentage… Tossed 55 touchdown passes, with 17 interceptions… Ran for 1555 yards, with a 9.5 per yard attempt… Scored 17 rushing touchdowns in his career… Also competed in basketball and track while at Center.
Personal: Son of Chanel Green.
• Stats Perform Preseason All-American 1st Team
• Named to the East/West Shrine Bowl 1,000 watch list
• Preseason All-Big Sky
Transferred to Montana in time for winter conditioning… Expected to once again be one of the most electric all-around players in the Big Sky Conference and FCS in his final season of eligibility.
2024 (Sr. – EWU):
• Stats Perform & AFCA Second Team All-American
• First Team All-Big Sky
One of the most versatile players in the Big Sky Conference… Total 1615 yards of total offense… Averaged 134.6 per game to rank second in the Big Sky and 11th in the nation… Piled up 1093 kickoff return yards, breaking the program record for a single season and leading the conference… Against Idaho, Wortham broke free for his first career kickoff return touchdown, going 100-plus yards… Averaged 28.8 per return on 38 attempts… Scored seven total touchdowns, adding five rushing and one receiving… Rushed for 313 yards on 36 attempts - 8.7 per carry…. Had a career-best 109 yards on five carries, with two touchdowns against Idaho State (11/16)… At receiver, was second on the team with 25 catches for 209 yards… Also lined up at quarterback regularly, completing 7-of-9 (78%) passes for 88 yards and threw two touchdown passes.
2023 (Jr. - EWU):
• Second Team All-Big Sky
Played in all 11 games while starting in two… Received Special Teams 2nd team All-Big Sky Honors… Ranked second in the Big Sky and sixth in the country in average kickoff return yards with an average of more than 28 yards… Had a total of 736 combined kick return yards which ranked 1st in the Big Sky and 2nd in the country… Ranked fifth in the Big Sky with more than 97 all-purpose yards per game… Moved up to sixth in school history in kickoff return yards… Had a 29-yard TD pass at home vs. Idaho (9/30/23)… Rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown vs. Idaho… Recorded an 86-yard kick return vs Cal Poly (11/4/2023)… Had 179 kick return yards vs Northern Arizona (11/18/2023).
2022 (So. – Sierra):
• JC All-American
• Section MVP
Played 11 games during the 2022 season, earning 845 rushing yards (6.4 per carry) and a 68.2 completion percentage with 2,180 passing yards and 18 TDs… Named NorCal MVP and All-American honors… Played in the Gridiron Bowl earning player of the game honors.
2021 (Fr. – Sierra): Appeared in 7 games as a freshman at Sierra College, throwing for 150 yards and 2 TDs while rushing for 212 yards.
High School: Completed his high school career at Center High School in Antelope, Calif… In 27 games, threw for 4119 yards with a 66.5 completion percentage… Tossed 55 touchdown passes, with 17 interceptions… Ran for 1555 yards, with a 9.5 per yard attempt… Scored 17 rushing touchdowns in his career… Also competed in basketball and track while at Center.
Personal: Son of Chanel Green.
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