Eric Peterman

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2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first-team selection ... After a brief trial in the secondary during the spring, was moved back to wide receiver ... One of team's best special teams players ... Caught a 20-yard pass in season opener at Miami (Ohio) -- the Wildcats' longest pass play in that contest ... Snared a 13-yard pass against New Hampshire ... Three receptions for 23 yards vs. Eastern Michigan ... Had a 17-yard catch at Nevada ... 22-yard reception at Penn State ... Led team with three receptions for 26 yards at Wisconsin ... Caught two of the season's three longest pass plays -- 52 and 47 yards -- against Michigan State ... Had a season-best four receptions for 50 yards at Michigan ... Three receptions, including a 7-yard TD catch, at Iowa ... 32 receiving yards vs. the Hawks ... Limited to one reception (5 yards) vs. Ohio State ... Caught three passes for 42 yards vs. Illinois, and also had a key onside kick recovery that led to an early second-half touchdown ... Averaged a team-best 15.2 yards per reception (among everyday wideouts).

2005: Played numerous snaps at wide receiver and on special teams ... Switched from quarterback to wide receiver during preseason camp ... Scored his first career TD on a 67-yard pass play at Purdue -- NU's first touchdown of the game ... Came back the next week at Michigan State and scored another TD, this one on a 14-yard swing pass ... Caught two passes for 18 yards in collegiate debut vs. Ohio (Sept. 3) ... Contributed a pair of receptions for 16 yards against Northern Illinois (Sept. 10) ... Totaled two receptions for 11 yards at Arizona State ... Did not catch a pass vs. Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan or Iowa ... Two receptions for 28 yards, including a 25-yarder, at Ohio State ... Named NU's Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Ohio State) ... Two catches for 27 yards vs. UCLA in the Sun Bowl ... Also added 10 special teams tackles, including eight solo hits.

High School: SuperPrep All-Midwest Region and Rivals.com Top 25 dual-threat quarterback ... Ranked 48th nationally among all quarterbacks by SuperPrep ... Ranked No. 24 in overall Illinois player rankings by SuperPrep ... Rated 18th in Illinois by Rivals.com and 22nd nationally in dual-threat QB ranking ... All-area selection by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Chicago Tribune second-team all-state selection ... Named state's Co-Offensive Player of the Year by Illinois Prep Spotlight (Edgytim.com) (shared the award with Iowa quarterback Jake Christensen) ... In both 2003 and '04, named IHSCA all-state, Springfield State Journal-Register all-region, Central State Eight Player of the Year and Academic All-State ... Illinois "Tremendous 26" player ... Two-time Player of the Week in 2004 and Athlete of the Month ... Holds the top two single-season marks for total offense (3,250 yards in 2003 and 2,727 yards in 2004) at one of state's top football programs ... Ranks second on the Cyclones' career passing yardage chart (3,842 yards) ... Tallied a school-record 347 points and 7,303 yards of total offense for career ... Led the Cyclones to a four-year mark of 39-2 ... Selected to play in Illinois Coaches Association/Shriners' All-Star Game in July, 2005 ... Captain of football and basketball teams ... Point guard for Cyclones' hoops squad ... Also ran track one year ... NHS and High Honor Roll ... Coached by Ken Leonard.

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