Pierre Penn

Class:
Senior
Position:
DB
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Prev School:
Heritage
Hometown:
Lynchburg, Va.

2006 (Jr.): Saw playing time all 11 games … finished the year with 11 tackles, including seven solo stops and four assisted tackles … also recorded his second career sack for 16 yards against No. 24 Charleston Southern, helping the Flames pick up their first win over a nationally-ranked team since 1997 … added two pass break ups and quarterback hurry … returned a fumble 43 yards for a touchdown against VMI, becoming the first Flame since 2004 to return a fumble for a touchdown … had a season-high three tackles against Gardner-Webb … added two solo tackles against Glenville State … had single stops against St. Paul's, Savannah State, Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina, Western Carolina and Charleston Southern.

2005 (So.): Saw playing time in eight games and started the last two contests of the year … finished the year with 18 total tackles, including 12 solo stops and six assisted tackles … ranked fifth on the team with 4.0 tackles for a loss (11 yards) … recorded single tackles against Youngstown State, Towson and No. 14 Coastal Carolina … three tackles, including two assisted stops and a tackle for a loss of five yards against Gardner-Webb … four solo stops against Charleston Southern … finished the year strong with a season-high eight tackles, including five solo stops, two tackles for a loss of seven total yards and a quarterback hurry at Norfolk State.

2004 (Fr.): Saw playing time in nine games as a true freshman … finished the season with five tackles, including two solo stops and three assisted tackles … also added one kickoff return against No. 18 William & Mary … two assisted tackles against Charleston Southern … two tackles, including a solo tackle at VMI … one solo tackle at Chattanooga.

Prep: Graduated from Heritage High School … four-year letterwinner … helped Heritage to an undefeated season as a sophomore … guided the Pioneers to a AA State Championship as a junior, finishing the season with a perfect 14-0 record in Division 4 … finished the state championship game with 178 yards receiving and two touchdowns, bringing his season total to 19 touchdown receptions on the year … averaged 27.1 yards per catch as a senior along with 14 touchdowns and was named to the first-team all-district and honorable-mention all-region teams … helped Heritage to a Seminole District Championship as a senior … all-time assists leader in Heritage school history in basketball … helped the Pioneers to a Seminole District and Regional championship in 2003 … AA State Champion in track in 2002 … recipient of the VHSL Academic Excellence award.

Personal: Son of Ernest and Ingrad Penn … birthday is on June 15 … majoring in kinesiology … would like to pursue a professional football career after graduation.