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Peyton Eckert

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Arlington Heights, Ill.

High School:
Prospect

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 292

Position:
OL

Experience:
1L


2011 (Freshman): Started six games and appeared in eight at right tackle ... team rushed for 1,374 yards in Big Ten play, the program's highest total since 2001 ... posted five games with over 200 rushing yards, including a 319-yard effort against Northwestern ... the 319 yards were the most for Indiana in a conference game since 2003 ... IU collected three straight 200-plus yard rushing games - at No. 4 Wisconsin (223), at Iowa (217) and against Northwestern - for the first time in league action since 2001.

Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Brent Pearlman at Prospect High School ... an All-Mid Suburban League selection as a senior ... team posted a 9-2 record and advanced to the 2010 state playoffs ... two-year football and one-year track letterwinner ... a member of Prospect's Talent Development Program ... parents are Tom and Lily Eckert ... Tom played one season of football at the University of Wyoming and three seasons at Augustana College ... born in Paris, France, on March 1, 1993, Peyton Eckert is a marketing major.