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13 Peyton Derrick

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Conway, S.C.
  • High School Conway

Biography

CAREER: Played in 15 games at Wofford with six starts ... Was 63-of-111 passing for 972 yards and eight touchdowns, along with eight interceptions ... Ran for 423 yards on 61 carries with five touchdowns ... 2021: Played in eight games with six starts at quarterback ... Was 48-of-87 with seven touchdowns and six interceptions for 814 yards ... Led the team in passing yards, attempts, completions and touchdowns ... Added 37 carries for 262 rushing yards and a touchdown ... Started at Elon (9/4) and was 10-of-18 passing for 155 yards, including a long of 71 yards, and added five carries for 59 yards ... Against Kennesaw State (9/18) was 5-of-9 for 41 yards ... At ETSU (10/2) was 9-of-18 for 111 yards with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Alec Holt in the second quarter ... Against Furman (10/9) was 7-of-15 for 133 yards with a 63-yard touchdown pass to Devin Mathews in the second quarter ... Completed two passes against Samford (10/16) with one an 88-yard touchdown reception to Alec Holt in the first quarter that marked the longest reception in school history ... At The Citadel (11/13) was 7-of-12 passing for 181 yards and four touchdowns, which tied the school record for passing touchdowns in a game ... Against the Bulldogs he had a 76-yard touchdown to Alec Holt, a 1-yard touchdown to Jim Welsh, a 27-yard touchdown to Alec Holt and a 23-yard touchdown pass in overtime to Ryan Ingram, along with six carries for 54 yards, including a three-yard run in the second quarter ... At North Carolina (11/20) was 8-of-10 passing for 93 yards and ran eight times for 69 yards ... 2020-21: Saw action in four games with 18 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns, along with 12-of-21 passing for 131 yards and a touchdown ... At Samford (3/13) had six carries for 52 yards, including a one-yard touchdown run at the end of the first half, and completed 8-of-13 passes for 101 yards, highlighted by a 45-yard pass to set-up a touchdown ... Against The Citadel (4/3) had 12 carries for 55 yards, with a one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and was 4-of-7 passing for 30 yards ... 2019: Played in three games ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/21) completed both passes attempted for 19 yards and had two carries, including a 10-yard touchdown run ... Saw action against Western Carolina (10/19) ... At Mercer (11/9) ran four times for 54 yards, with a long of 25 yards, and completed a pass for eight yards ...  APPALACHIAN STATE: 2018: Appeared in six games at quarterback and completed 13 of 22 passes (59.1 percent) for 186 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions ... Was a combined 10 of 10 passing for 113 yards with two touchdown throws and no interceptions in his first three appearances as the team’s No. 2 quarterback ... On his first career play completed a 22-yard pass ... Against Gardner-Webb, completed all seven of his passes for 68 yards with a 19-yard touchdown pass and rushed for a 3-yard touchdown .. Also had a 3-yard touchdown pass against South Alabama ...  Finished the season with eight rushes for 41 yards ... Team won the Sun Belt Championship and the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... 2017: Did not see action ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the SC Region 6-5A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after passing for 2,865 yards and 29 touchdowns at Conway High School ... Named all-state as a senior and also named to the North-South All-Star Game ... Finished his career with 8,666 passing yards, 9,544 yards of total offense, 77 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns ... Holds eight school records, including career passing yards and career passing touchdowns ... Named to the Academic Honor Roll all four years ...

PERSONAL: Son of Dirk and Michelle Derrick ... Born April 7, 1998 ... Majoring in government ... Father played tight end at Wofford from 1978-82 and his brother, Dakota, played quarterback at Furman from 2007-12.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 195 lbs
    18
  • 13

    2020Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    13