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Deangelo Peterson
POSITION: Wide Receiver
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 199
CLASS: Freshman
EXPERIENCE: HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Desire Street Academy
HOMETOWN: New Orleans, La.
BIRTHDAY: January 11
Updated 05/01/2009

Promising young talent who converted from wide receiver to tight end during the offseason ... Coming off a good spring, one that put him in the mix for playing time at tight end ... One of just a handful of true freshman to see action for the Tigers in 2008.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Played in 13 games with no starts as a true freshman in 2008 ... Saw action mainly on special teams, where he recorded a total of six tackles for the season ... Capped year with two tackles in bowl win over Georgia Tech ... Had one tackle each in games against North Texas, Auburn, Mississippi State, and Troy ... Did not record any offensive statistics.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top players in high school football in 2007 ... Named as SuperPrep All-American and as a Rivals Top 25 Athlete ... Highly recruited wide receiver ... A consensus four-star athlete by all major recruiting services ... A member of Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Super Southern 100 ... Named to the Superprep All-Southwest team ... Considered the sixth best prospect out of the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com ... Ranked in the top 25 best athletes in the nation by Rivals.com ... Named to the Class 1A first team as a senior ... Caught 38 passes for 647 yards and nine touchdowns during senior season at Desire Street Academy ... Also recorded 104 tackles, four interceptions, 3.5 sacks and one return for a touchdown as a defensive back ... As a junior, totaled 743 yards and six touchdowns on 43 receptions ... Also notched 76 tackles ... A two-sport athlete at Desire Street Academy, also staring for the basketball team ... Has only played organized football for five years ... Coached by Mickey Joseph.

PERSONAL
Born Jan. 11, 1989 ... Undecided on a major.

 

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