Panda Askew

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
300
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville
High School:
D.H. Conley
Prev School:
Charlotte
Major:
Recreation & Parks Management

Graduate student in the classroom with one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Transferred to East Carolina in the fall of 2024 … Spent four years at Charlotte (2020-23) … Played in 33 career games making 16 starts.

2024 (East Carolina): Played in three games during initial year with the program (Temple, Florida Atlantic, North Texas) … Logged 11 total snaps, all on the offensive line … Member of offensive line unit that helped the Pirates register 500 or more total yards in the three games he participated in.

2023 (Charlotte): Played in four games as a member of offensive line unit (South Carolina State, Maryland, Florida and East Carolina).

2022 (Charlotte): Second season as a starter on the offensive line ... played in 11 games, making eight starts at left guard ... Helped protect a passing attack that set a school-record with a 271.0 passing average.

2021 (Charlotte): Played in 10 games, making seven starts … Started last seven games of the season … Keyed the protection for QB Chris Reynolds, who set single-season school records for passing yards and passing TDs … Helped Charlotte eat up the clock to rank in the Top 20 in time of possession.

2020 (Charlotte): Played in five games during the pandemic-shortened, six-game season ... Made one start ... Became a regular in the rotation on the offensive line ... Played in each of the last five games ... First collegiate start came in home win over UTEP … A member of the 49ers ninth recruiting class... Signed in Dec. 2019.

High School: Played at D.H. Conley … Earned three stars by 247Sports Composite … Named to the Blue-Grey Football All-American Bowl … Selected to the 3A/4A All-Eastern Carolina Conference First Team … Tabbed the WITN Pepsi Player of the Week … Also played defense … Had two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, against South Central HS … Also played baseball.

Personal: Full name is Jaden Panda Askew ... Mother is Julie Askew ... Has a sister, Sierra ... Enjoys baseball, which led to his originally receiving Panda as a nickname in reference to third baseman Panda Sandoval.