2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 53
Panda Askew
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenville
- High School:
- D.H. Conley
- Prev School:
- Charlotte
- Major:
- Recreation & Parks Management
Graduate student in the classroom ⦠Transferred to East Carolina in the fall of 2024 ⦠Spent four years at Charlotte (2020-23) ⦠Played in 33 career games making 16 starts.
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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.
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2023 (Charlotte): Played in four games as a member of offensive line unit (South Carolina State, Maryland, Florida and East Carolina).
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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.Ā
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2023 (Charlotte): Played in four games as a member of offensive line unit (South Carolina State, Maryland, Florida and East Carolina).
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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.Ā
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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