Holy Cross Athletics

• Ranks fifth all-time at Holy Cross with 53 career puntreturns, and ninth with 378 career punt return yards.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2009:
• Played in five games as a wide receiver, running back, puntreturner and kickoff returner.
• Had two catches for 10 yards and one rush for eight yardson the season.
• Also returned two kickoffs for 24 yards and two punts for17 yards.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008:
• Saw action in all 11 games, starting two times.
• Ranked third on the team with 35 receptions for 329yards.
• Led the team with 23 punt returns for 146 yards and 25kickoff returns for 466 yards.
• Placed seventh on the Holy Cross single-season list forkickoff returns, and ninth for kickoff return yards.
• Ranked third in the Patriot League in punt returns, seventhin kickoff returns, ninth in receptions and 10th in all-purposeyards.
• Finished the season 60th in the nation in punt returns.
• Named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Weekfollowing the Harvard game.
• Totaled 163 all-purpose yards at Harvard, with four kickoffreturns for 106 yards, two punt returns for 26 yards and threecatches for 31 yards.
• Returned three punts for 62 yards and two kickoffs for 23yards against UMass.
• Caught six passes for 51 yards at Yale.
• Totaled six receptions for 47 yards against Bucknell.
• Made five catches for 66 yards against Fordham.
• Recorded 151 all-purpose yards against Brown, including 30yards on four receptions.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007:
• Played in all 11 games with one start as a widereceiver.
• Also served as one of the team’s top kickoff and puntreturners.
• Caught six passes on the year for 52 yards, while rushingeight times for 55 yards and a touchdown.
• Returned 28 punts for 224 yards, and 10 kickoffs for 201yards.
• Ranked fourth in the conference and 47th in the nation inpunt returns.
• Tied for eighth on the Holy Cross single-season list forpunt returns.
• Had three carries for 26 yards and a touchdown, tworeceptions for 17 yards and five punt returns for 53 yards againstGeorgetown.
• Totaled two catches for 21 yards, two rushes for 21 yardsand two punt returns for 41 yards against Dartmouth.
• Recorded 51 kickoff return yards and 27 punt return yardsat Lehigh.

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Named to the Illinois High School Association All-State andAcademic All-State teams.
• Earned second team All-State honors from the ChicagoTribune.
• Selected as the offensive Most Valuable Player of the WestSuburban Conference as a senior.
• Selected All-West Suburban Conference and Academic All-WestSuburban Conference in both 2005 and 2006.
• Named Proviso East’s team Most Valuable Player andoffensive Most Valuable Player.
• Caught 71 passes for 1,071 yards and six touchdowns as asenior.
• Had a school-record 17 receptions for a state-record 240yards against Downers Grove on Sept. 15, 2006.
• Also a member of the baseball and basketball teams atProviso East.

PERSONAL:
• Son of Aaron and Shawn Peppers, and Johnny Jenkins.
• Has not yet declared a major.