High School: Named to the Illinois High School Association All-State and Academic All-State teams ... Earned second team All-State honors from the Chicago Tribune ... Selected as the offensive most valuable player of the West Suburban Conference as a senior ... Selected All-West Suburban Conference and Academic All-West Suburban Conference in both 2005 and 2006 ... Named Proviso East's team most valuable player and offensive most valuable player ... Caught 71 passes for 1,071 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... Had a school-record 17 receptions for a state-record 240 yards against Downers Grove on Sept. 15, 2006 ... Also a member of the baseball and basketball teams at Proviso East.

Personal: Son of Aaron and Shawn Peppers ... Has not yet declared a major.