2008 Football
Roster
Jordan Peyton
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, GA
Seasoned receiver who should be in the starting lineup when the2007 season begins ... Has shed 10 pounds over the offseason, andwill enter August drills in the best physical condition of hiscareer to date ... Has gained back considerable speed with newphysique ... Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds during Apriltesting ... Has good hands and is a precise route runner ... Veryintelligent receiver ... Will be a very strong part ofGardner-Webb’s passing game.
2007 Spring Game (3/31): Caught two passes forthree yards. 2006 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games ...Caught seven passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns ... Made twocatches for 18 yards at Southeastern Louisiana (9/30) ... Had a24-yard catch on third down vs. No. 2 Appalachian State (9/23) ...Hauled in a nine-yard scoring pass at Jacksonville (9/2) ... had afour-yard touchdown reception vs. No. 15 Coastal Carolina (11/11).2005 at GWU: Played in nine games as a true freshman, making onestart at receiver (11/18 vs. Wofford) ... Caught six passes for 36yards on the season ... Had four catches for 16 yards vs. Wofford(11/18) ... Grabbed two receptions for 20 yards at Savannah State(11/12) ... Had one special teams tackle vs. Wofford (11/18).
High School: Played at Collins Hill (Ga.) Highunder Coach Larry Sherrill ... A first-team All-County selection bythe Gwinnett Touchdown Club at receiver ... Helped Eagles to a 10-2record and the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs ...Finished with 30 receptions for 588 yards and eight touchdowns ...Scored two touchdowns on rushes ... Had a season-best nine catchesfor 142 yards and the game-tying touchdown in a 70-68 win overSouth Cobb in the state playoffs’ opener (seven OT) ... Alsobroke up a two-point conversion in the seventh overtime to preservethe win in that game ... A second-team All-County selection by theGwinnett Daily Post on defense ... Chose Gardner-Webb overSoutheastern Louisiana, UAB, Ball State and Connecticut ... Alsorecruited by Vanderbilt.
