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2015 Football Roster
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Darrin Peterson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Prev School:
- Etowah HS
- Hometown:
- Gadsden, Ala.
Career Notes:
• Liberty’s all-time career leader in receptions (215), receiving yards (3,170 yards) and receiving touchdowns (27)
• Also finished his career as the program’s all-time record holder with 15 career 100-yard receiving games
• Finished his career with 46 career games played, including 33 career starts
2015 (Sr.):
• Big South Preseason All-Conference selection
• STATS FCS Preseason All-America selection
• Named to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
• Big South all-conference first-team honoree
• Led the Flames with 68 receptions for 906 yards and seven touchdowns
• Had three 100-yard receiving games, giving him 15 for his career
• Opened the season with eight receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns against Delaware State
• Nine receptions for 89 yards at Georgia State, helping the Flames post their four over a FBS school in program history
• Nice catches for 107 yards and a touchdown at Gardener-Webb
• Had a season-high 13 receptions for 120 yards at Monmouth
• Finished with four receptions for 164 yards against Kennesaw State, including three receptions for a touchdown
• Had six catches for 78 yards and a touchdown at No. 8 Charleston Southern
2014 (Jr.):
• Big South all-conference first team
• VaSID all-state first team
• Sports Network All-America second-team honoree
• Three-time CFPA Weekly Award honorable mention wide receiver
• Set a new program record with 85 receptions and 1,379 receiving yards
• His yardage total missed setting a new Big South record by 10 yards
• His 12 touchdowns rank second best in program history
• Ranked No. 4 in the country in total receiving yards, No. 10 in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards per game (98.5)
• Finished eight games with 100 or more receiving yards
• Posted eight games with a receiving touchdowns, including a pair of three touchdown games
• Recorded a career-high 182 yards on six receptions against Brevard, including an 86-yard touchdown reception
• Had a career-high 12 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown at Indiana State
• 11 receptions for 136 yards and three touchdowns in Liberty’s overtime loss to No. 20 Richmond
• Seven receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown during Liberty’s win at Presbyterian
• 10 receptions for 123 yards and three touchdowns against Charleston Southern
• Posted a 72-yard touchdown play during Liberty’s upset win over No. 1 Coastal Carolina, helping the Flames clinch the Big South title and a berth into the NCAA FCS Playoffs
• Finished with five receptions for 103 yards during Liberty’s NCAA FCS Playoffs second round matchup against No. 5 Villanova
2013 (So.):
• Big South first-team all-conference
• VaSID second-team all-state
• Led the Flames and ranked No. 2 in the Big South in receptions (58) and receiving touchdowns (7)
• Second-best sophomore receiving season in program history with 825 receiving yards
• Posted four 100-yard receiving games
• Two multiple receiving touchdown games
• Opened the year with five receptions for 106 yards against Kent State
• Three receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns against Monmouth
• Two touchdowns on five receptions against Kentucky Wesleyan
• Nine receptions for 111 yards against Coastal Carolina
• Nine catches for 118 yards against VMI
• Also completed a 22-yard pass against Monmouth
• Added three rushes for 36 yards and one tackle
2012 (Fr.):
• Competed in 10 games as a true freshman
• Made four catches for 60 yards and one touchdown
• Caught 41-yard touchdown pass against Concord
• Recorded two catches for 15 yards in season finale at VMI
Prep:
• Graduated from Etowah High School
• Finished his career with 106 receptions for 2,278 yards and 21 touchdowns
• First team All-Region 7 honoree as a junior
• Alabama Sports Writers first team all-state honoree as a senior
• MVP Class 5A Region 7 honoree
Personal:
• Son of Darrin and Amellia Peterson
• Birthday is July 14
• Exercise science major
