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T.J. Peterson

Wide Receiver

6-1 • 190 • Senior

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

St. Thomas Aquinas High

 

2006: A 2006 Honorable Mention All-Gateway selection...leads YSU with 44 receptions, 645 yards and 5 touchdown receptions...averaging 14.7 yards per catch and 53.8 reception yards per game...caught a pass in every game...hauled in five catches for a career-high 110 yards and two TDs, including a 42-yard TD reception against Maine… Also added a 16-yard TD reception...caught three passes for 72 yards, including a 48-yard TD reception against Missouri State...caught a 20-yard TD reception against Indiana State...recorded a career-high six catches for 66 yards against Illinois State...turned in a career performance with 11 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown and two-point conversion against James Madison...his 11 receptions tied a single-game school record...posted 654 all-purpose yards.

2005:
Only player to have a reception in all 11 games...finished with 21 receptions for 352 yards and two touchdowns...caught touchdown passes at Liberty and against Western Kentucky...had four receptions of more than 30 yards...13 receptions went for first downs...had a career-high four catches versus Missouri State...finished with 37 yards, including a long of 23 against the Bears...caught a 66-yard touchdown pass at Liberty...caught two passes for 62 yards against Illinois State, including a 52-yard grab...had two receptions at Indiana State for 13 yards...had two catches for 23 yards versus Western Illinois...caught three passes at UNI for 47 yards, including a 30-yarder...had two catches at Southern Illinois for 27 yards...caught two passes for 42 yards against Western Kentucky...one reception went for 40 yards while the other was a two-yard score...had a 14-yard catch at Pittsburgh...caught 11-yard pass at Slippery Rock...had an 10-yard grab against Northeastern...returned punts against MSU and WKU...earned his first letter.

2004:
Appeared in four games...saw action as a reserve against Slippery Rock, Florida International, McNeese State and Southern Illinois...was the Scout Team Player of the Week against Southern Illinois.

2003:
Redshirted.

2002:
Was one of five true freshmen to get playing time...played in the first seven games of the season...caught three passes for 80 yards...had an 18-yard reception against McNeese State...caught two passes for 62 yards at Western Kentucky...caught a season-long 39-yarder against the Hilltoppers...averaged 26.7 yards per catch.

Track & Field:
Placed fourth at the 2004 Horizon League Indoor Championships in the 200-meter dash (22.75 seconds)...placed third in the long jump at the league meet...was eighth in the 200 meters at the 2004 Outdoor Championships...part of 4x100 relay championship quartet.

High School:
Had 21 receptions for 310 yards and had 174 yards rushing and two touchdowns as a senior...was an all-county selection and was his team’s second-leading receiver...as a junior had eight receptions for 81 yards and three touchdowns...a two-year letterwinner...coach was George Smith...a track standout, he participated in the long jump and the sprint events.

Personal:
Father is Troy Peterson...born Dec. 5, 1983...has a sister (Maya)...major is Business Management.

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