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Peyton Eckert

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Arlington Heights, Ill.

High School:
Prospect

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 295

Position:
OT

Experience:
2L


2012 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at right tackle ... offensive line led the Big Ten allowing one sack every 31.8 pass attempts ... line did not allow a sack in five games and surrendered just one sack twice ... team set school records with 3,734 passing yards and 5,304 total yards ... led the Big Ten in passing offense (311.2), finished second in total offense (442.0) and fourth in scoring offense (30.8) ... IU offensive player of the week (Ohio State).

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 ... 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 ... member of school's Talent Development Program ... parents are Tom and Lily Eckert ... Tom played one year of football at the University of Wyoming and three years at Augustana College ... born in Paris, France, on March 1, 1993, Peyton Ross Eckert is a SPEA management major.