
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. |