2019 Football Roster
Andre Pegues
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Raeford
- High School:
- Hoke County
- Major:
- Sport Studies
Two-year lettermen who has appeared in 18 games all on special teams unit … Credited with five career stops (three solo).
2021: Did not participate in game action during the season.
2020: Played in six games as a member of special teams unit … Tallied two tackles (both assisted) … Stops came against Cincinnati and SMU in the season finale.
2019: Experienced action in 10 of 12 contest as a redshirt freshman … Did not play in back-to-back weeks against Old Dominion and Temple because of injury … Was not credited with a reception or any other offensive statistics, but did post three solo special teams tackles – which stood third on team … Logged first stop in opener vs. NC State before collecting a pair of hits in American Athletic Conference road tilt at SMU … Two tackles were on kickoff coverage, while other stop came during a punt return.
2018: Moved to the tight end position by the previous coaching staff during preseason camp and experienced action in just two games, thus preserving his redshirt status … Played vs. Cincinnati and NC State, the last two contests of the season, but did not record any offensive or special teams statistics … Spent majority of year on developmental roster and competing on the scout team.
High School: A four-year letterman, three-way player and team captain who admirably battled through an injury-plagued senior campaign in 2017, experiencing action in eight contests for the Bucks … Recorded 22 receptions for 224 yards and five touchdowns as a receiver on the offensive unit, while tallying five stops on the defensive side of the ball … Racked up 74 punt return yards as a member of the special teams unit for HCHS, which competed in the Sandhills 4A Conference … Prep coaches were Tom Paris and David Jorgensen, the latter being a two-year letterwinner (2002-03) on the Pirates’ offensive line … Attended the 2017 ECU Prospect Camp during the summer … Officially committed to ECU on June 6, 2017 … Received offers from Appalachian State and Princeton … Also earned three letters as a basketball standout at Hoke County, playing both the small and power forward positions … Outstanding student who was a three-time scholar-athlete award recipient.
Personal: Full name is Andre Emmanuel Pegues … Born at Colorado Springs, Colo. … Son of Andre and Cherri Pegues … Father was a collegiate basketball player at the NCAA Division II level, while mother was a track letterwinner … Earned a degree in sports studies in May 2022 ... Earned ECU Honor Roll inclusion for classroom work during the 2019 spring semester … Enjoys working out and participating in all sports … Last name is pronounced puh-GEESE.
