2009 Redshirt season ... worked at the flanker position ... improved in all four major lifts over the course of the year, earning Iron Hokie honors during off-season testing ... ran the fastest 10-yard dash time on the team at 1.55 ... tied for the seventh-best time in the 40 with a 4.39 ... caught a pass for 7 yards and ran 10 yards on a reverse during one spring scrimmage ... had a 13-yard catch in another scrimmage ... returned a kickoff for 23 yards, had two punt returns for 7 yards and grabbed a 5-yard pass during the Maroon-White game. HIGH SCHOOL A standout athlete for Coach Jack Turner ... ranked the No. 32 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep ... rated the No. 33 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... ranked as the No. 64 running back nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... Listed as the No. 67 running back prospect in the nation by Rivals ... ranked the No. 157 running back prospect in the nation by Scout.com ... a member of SuperPrep's Mid-Atlantic Team ... named to PrepStar's All-Atlantic Region Team as a running back ... rushed for 1,436 yards on 182 carries and scored 22 touchdowns his senior season ... first-team All-Group AA as a running back ... the Region IV co-offensive player of the year ... first-team All-Timesland by The Roanoke Times ... had 1,349 yards on 158 carries his junior season and caught 11 passes for 296 yards ... scored 16 total touchdowns as a junior. PERSONAL Nubian Shabazz-Zoser Peak ... Born January 11, 1991, in Radford, VA ... Son of Vernon and Donna Peak ... majoring in business. |
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