86 Peter Pekar
TE 6-4 250 Jr.
Greendale, Wis.
Greendale
2015 - - Did not see action in 31-14 win over Illinois State . . . did not see action in 31-17 win at Iowa State . . . did not see action in 27-24 win over Pitt . . . saw first action of career in 62-16 win over North Texas, but had no statistics as offense gained 488 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 29-20 win over Illinois . . . did not see action in 40-10 win at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . did not see action in 35-27 win at Indiana . . . did not see action in 40-35 win over Minnesota . . . did not see action in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . did not see action in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.
2014 - - Did not see any game action.
2013 - - Redshirted after joining program as a walk-on.
High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a senior . . . first team all-conference and all-suburban on both offense and defense as a junior and senior . . . first team all-conference on defense as a sophomore . . . Career - - Helped prep team post three-year record of 27-6 while reaching state playoffs three straight years . . . team captain as a senior . . . recorded 650 receiving yards and six touchdowns as a senior, along with 98 tackles and three interceptions on defense . . . as a junior totaled 750 receiving yards and five touchdowns, while recording 104 tackles on defense . . . collected 55 tackles on defense as a sophomore, with four interceptions and one touchdown . . . three-year football letterman as tight end and linebacker . . . also two-year letterman in basketball.
Personal - - Born 11/08/94 . . . business major . . . parents are Lisa and James Pekar . . . member of high Honor Roll throughout prep career . . . his father, James, also played football at Iowa (1980-81) . . . high school coach was Rob Stoltz.
TE 6-4 250 Jr.
Greendale, Wis.
Greendale
2015 - - Did not see action in 31-14 win over Illinois State . . . did not see action in 31-17 win at Iowa State . . . did not see action in 27-24 win over Pitt . . . saw first action of career in 62-16 win over North Texas, but had no statistics as offense gained 488 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 29-20 win over Illinois . . . did not see action in 40-10 win at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . did not see action in 35-27 win at Indiana . . . did not see action in 40-35 win over Minnesota . . . did not see action in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . did not see action in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.
2014 - - Did not see any game action.
2013 - - Redshirted after joining program as a walk-on.
High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a senior . . . first team all-conference and all-suburban on both offense and defense as a junior and senior . . . first team all-conference on defense as a sophomore . . . Career - - Helped prep team post three-year record of 27-6 while reaching state playoffs three straight years . . . team captain as a senior . . . recorded 650 receiving yards and six touchdowns as a senior, along with 98 tackles and three interceptions on defense . . . as a junior totaled 750 receiving yards and five touchdowns, while recording 104 tackles on defense . . . collected 55 tackles on defense as a sophomore, with four interceptions and one touchdown . . . three-year football letterman as tight end and linebacker . . . also two-year letterman in basketball.
Personal - - Born 11/08/94 . . . business major . . . parents are Lisa and James Pekar . . . member of high Honor Roll throughout prep career . . . his father, James, also played football at Iowa (1980-81) . . . high school coach was Rob Stoltz.
