Charone Peake

Charone Peake
No. 17New York Jets
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992
Place of birth: Moore, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Roebuck (SC) Dorman
College: Clemson
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 241
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick

Charone Peake (born October 16, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played College football at Clemson. Peake was drafted in the seventh round (241st overall) by the New York Jets in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Early years

Peake played both the U.S. Army All-American game and Shrine Bowl. He was an USA Today Second-Team All-American and ranked the 14th overall player in the nation by ESPN. Peake was rated as 50th overall player in the nation by 247Sports.com. Peake was also ranked the 73rd player in the nation by Scout.com, ranked 66th overall player in the nation by Sporting News and was ranked as the 83rd overall player in the nation by Rivals.com. Peake was a finalist for Mr. Football in South Carolina where he helped his Dorman High School football team to the state championship game. In his senior season at high school, Peake had 65 recep tions for 1,053 yards and nine receiving touchdowns and had 18 carries for 120 rushing yards. Peake was named region Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Year in senior season. In his senior season at high school, Peake 52 receptions for 881 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns and 41 carries for 319 rushing yards. He had 19 catches for 300 receiving yards in his sophomore season.

College career

Peake was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List member prior to the preseason of his junior season.[1][2] Peake was named to ACC Academic Honor Roll at Clemson in his junior season.

Professional career

New York Jets

On April 30, 2016, Peake was drafted by the New York Jets in the 7th round (241st overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.[3]

References

  1. "Watkins and Peake Named to Biletnikoff Watch List". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  2. "2013 Biletnikoff Award Pre-season Watch List Released". biletnikoffaward.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  3. "Jets Select Charone Peake With the 241st Pick in the 2016 NFL Draft". ganggreennation.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

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