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Charone Peake

 

FINAL BIO

 

Talented and fast wide receiver whose opportunities were limited from 2011-13 due to All-Americans DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins … overcame injury disappointment in 2013 and 2014 to thrive as a redshirt senior … finished career with 99 receptions for 1,172 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1,686 snaps over 51 games (23 starts) in his career … only current Tiger to play in two ACC Championship wins (2011,15) … only active Tiger to play in the Orange Bowl in the 2011 season … played in the 2016 Senior Bowl … drafted in the seventh round (241st overall) by the New York Jets.

2015: Permanent co-captain … one of two Strength Dedication Award winners on the team … second-leading receiver with 50 catches for 716 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games (15 starts) … named team’s offensive player-of-the-game by coaches for his four-catch, 86-yard showing against Appalachian State … snagged two long touchdown catches against the Mountaineers, his first career game with multiple scores … snagged key third-down reception that set up an important touchdown at Louisville … posted team-high five catches at Miami … caught 42-yard touchdown pass in the 56-41 win over NC State … converted two big third downs on screen passes late against Florida State in win over the Seminoles … offensive player-of-the-game at Syracuse when he posted career-high 120 yards and a touchdown on seven catches … added a touchdown the following week on Senior Day against Wake Forest … grabbed four balls for 40 yards in win over North Carolina … had four catches for 54 yards in the Capital One Orange Bowl against Oklahoma … posted six catches for 99 yards in his final game against Alabama.

2014: Had 12 receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns in 221 snaps over seven games (four starts) … had a 30-yard receiving touchdown from Deshaun Watson at No. 12 Georgia on Aug. 30, Watson’s first touchdown pass as a Tiger … had four receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown against SC State on Sept. 6 … had three receptions for 28 yards at No. 1 Florida State on Sept. 20 … had an 11-yard reception at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 15 … had two receptions for 40 yards against No. 24 Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29.

2013: Received a medical redshirt … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had eight receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown in 89 snaps over two games (two starts) … had five receptions for 58 yards against No. 5 Georgia on Aug. 31 … had three receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown against SC State on Sept. 7 … suffered a torn ACL in practice on Sept. 10 and was lost for the season … Biletnikoff Award Watch List member in the preseason.

2012: Had 25 receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns along with a four-yard carry in 417 snaps over 13 games (two starts) … had four receptions for 21 yards against No. 25 Auburn at Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 1; it was his first career start … had a game-high seven receptions for 44 yards against Ball State on Sept. 8 … had three receptions for 12 yards at Boston College on Sept. 29 … had two receptions for 43 yards against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6 … had a two-yard receiving touchdown and a four-yard carry at Wake Forest on Oct. 25; it was his first career touchdown … had two receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown at Duke on Nov. 3 … had three receptions for 24 yards against Maryland on Nov. 10.

2011: Had four receptions for 71 yards and two kickoff returns for 22 yards in 245 snaps over 14 games … played 13 snaps against Troy on Sept. 3; it was his first career game … had two receptions for 41 yards against No. 19 Auburn on Sept. 17; his first career reception (for 17 yards) came on a pivotal third-down play with Clemson trailing 21-7 in the second quarter … had a 13-yard reception at Maryland on Oct. 15 … had a 13-yard kickoff return against North Carolina on Oct. 22 … had a nine-yard kickoff return at NC State on Nov. 19 … had a 17-yard reception against No. 3 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game on Dec. 3.

Before Clemson: Rated among the top-100 players in the nation by every service … played in the U.S. Army All-American game and Shrine Bowl … USA Today Second-Team All-American … No. 14 player in the nation by ESPN … No. 50 player in the nation by 247Sports.com … No. 63 player in the nation by MaxPreps.com … No. 66 player in the nation by Sporting News … No. 73 player in the nation by Scout.com … No. 83 player in the nation by Rivals.com … No. 2 wide receiver in the nation by ESPN … No. 4 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com … No. 9 wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports.com … No. 11 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals.com … No. 3 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com … No. 8 wide receiver in the nation and No. 4 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep … finalist for Mr. Football in South Carolina … helped Dorman High School to the state championship game … had 65 receptions for 1,053 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior … had 18 carries for 120 yards as a senior … region Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Year as a senior … had 52 catches for 881 yards and nine scores as a junior … had 41 carries for 319 yards and three scores as a junior … had 19 catches for 300 yards as a sophomore, but was used extensively as a running back that season and had 582 yards on 36 carries with five touchdowns … had 24 catches for 530 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman … had 160 catches for 2,764 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns in his career … had 95 carries for 1,021 yards and eight rushing touchdowns in his career … helped his team to a 41-3 record over his last three years (13-1 as a sophomore, 14-1 as a junior, 14-1 as a senior) … won two prestigious summer camp awards; was the MVP of the 2009 Nashville 7-on-7 competition and MVP of the 2010 Hoover Select 7-on-7 camp … starter on the Dorman High basketball team … teammate of Adam Humphries at Dorman High School … coached by David Gutshall at Dorman High … recruited by Jeff Scott.

Personal: Graduated Dec. 18, 2014 with a degree in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Oct. 16, 1992.