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2021 Football Roster

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9 Peterson Kerlegrand

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • High School Concordia Lutheran HS
  • Major Aviation Management

Biography

2021
  • Finished fifth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in rushing yards per game (75.5) and fourth in total rushing with 830 rushing yards
  • Led Indiana State with 185 rushing attempts with 830 rushing yards and five touchdowns
  • Averaged 4.5 yards per carry and 75.45 yards per game on the ground
  • Added 10 catches for 133 yards on the year
  • Recorded double-digit carries in 10 of the 11 games in the 2021 fall season
  • Posted a season-high 178 yards on 17 carries with two rushing touchdowns in the win against Western Illinois
  • Added a season-high 25 carries for 151 yards with two rushing touchdowns against Youngstown State
  • Posted at least two receptions in four games, including a season-best 50 receiving yards against South Dakota State
  • Added 21 carries for 76 rushing yards against South Dakota State
2019
Saw action in 11 games while making nine starts at running back … Led the team with 746 total yards rushing on 126 carries for a 5.5 yards per carry average … Rushed for three touchdowns which was tied for second on the team … Averaged 67.8 rushing yards per game … Fourth on the team with 19 receptions for 151 yards … Had a season high two rushing touchdowns and a season long 60-yard rush against Dayton (9/7) … Also recorded a career high 208 all-purpose yards against the Flyers … Had a season high four receptions against Southern Illinois (11/2).

2018
Saw action in 11 games, mostly on special teams ... Finished the season with 138 yards rushing and seven receiving yards ... Had a breakout games on the ground in the season finale against Western Illinois (11/17), recording 102 yards rushing on 21 attempts ... Entered the WIU game with just six rushes for 36 yards all season ... First career carry came against Quincy (8/30) in week one, finishing with 15 yards on four carries ... Had 21 yards rushing on two carries against Illinois State (11/10) ... Recorded receptions in consecutive games at Youngstown State (10/27) and against South Dakota (11/3).

2017
Made transition from running back to cornerback during fall camp ... Saw action in two games ... Made three tackles at Missouri State(10/28).

Prior to Indiana State
Career scoring record holder at Concordia … Also holds single-season record for kickoff return average … Ended career with 3,987 rushing yards on 564 carries, 837 receiving yards on 73 receptions, and 5,919 total yards of offense … Was part of Indiana 3A state championship team … Two-time IFCA 3A All-State team … 2016 First-Team All-Northeast Indiana … Three-time First-Team All-SAC … Two-time team captain … Played on 2015 national championship IMG-AWP 7-on-7 team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2017Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'9" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    9