2009 Football Roster
Walter Peoples
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Independence
2008: Named second-team All-OVC after leading the OVC with 903 receiving yards and 75.2 yards per game ... finished third in the OVC with 65 receptions ... averaged 5.4 catches per game ... became just the seventh player in Southeast history to catch over 60 passes in a season and the first to accomplish the feat since Willie Ponder in 2003 ... caught at least five passes in nine games ... set career-highs with eight receptions at No. 6 Missouri (9/6) and vs. eventual OVC champion Eastern Kentucky (11/1) ... set a career-best with 154 receiving yards vs. EKU ... made seven receptions for 89 yards and caught a clutch TD in the comeback overtime victory vs. No. 19 Tennessee State (10/25) ... made six receptions for 110 yards, including a career-long 49-yard TD at No. 22 Jacksonville State (10/4) ... registered 61 receiving yards and a TD in back-to-back weeks vs. Tennessee Tech (9/11) and Missouri State (9/20) ... notched three receptions for 81 yards and a career-high two TDs to pace the offense in the season finale victory at Austin Peay (11/22) ... caught scoring passes from 44 and 25 yards from Matt Scheible against the Governors ... rushed three times for 11 yards on the season.
2007: Played in all 11 games, starting two at rover ... switched to wide receiver before the UT Martin game ... caught five passes for 69 yards and one TD ... averaged 13.8 yards per reception ... first two career catches for 17 yards in receiving debut at UT Martin (10/27) ... season-long 25-yard reception for first career TD vs. Austin Peay (11/3) ... two catches in the season finale vs. Jacksonville State (11/17) ... made 22 tackles including 13 solo stops as a rover ... 2.5 tackles for loss (-5 yards)... two passes broken up ... career-high nine tackles in the season opener at Cincinnati (8/30) ... four tackles including two for loss (-4 yards) and one sack (-3 yards) vs. Indiana State (9/15) ... four tackles and a pass breakup at Samford (9/22).
2006: Played on special teams and saw limited time in the secondary ... 11 tackles (9 solo) ... season-high four tackles (three solo) at No. 17 Arkansas (10/14) ... made first career tackle for loss (-3 yards) at Tennessee State (11/11) ... recovered a fumble in the season finale vs. Tennessee Tech (11/18).
Prep: All-state defensive back at Independence High School in Glendale, Ariz. ... all-region defensive back and running back ... coached by Kelley Moore ... team was mentored by Arizona Cardinals wide receivers, including Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin ... also played basketball and participated in track and field.
Personal: Born 5-4-88 ... son of Walt and Janel Peoples ... majoring in General Studies ... favorite NFL player is Anquan Boldin ... also recruited by Rutgers, Nebraska-Omaha, Northern Arizona and Texas-El Paso.
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Peoples makes one of his career-high eight receptions at No. 6 Missouri on Sept. 6, 2008 at Faurot Field. ![[quote][quote]]([quote]http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/semo/graphics/spacer.gif[quote]) |
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