Jason Pellerin

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 PM

Height:
6-4
Weight:
229
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Iberia, La.
High School:
New Iberia Catholic

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2016 Dean's Fall Honor Roll
• 2016 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 UMAA Fall Honor Roll
• 2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 NFF Freshman Scholar-Athlete

2018 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 12 games on special teams, as a backup tight end, and in goal line situations ... vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18): Made 2018 debut and played primarily on special teams ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Played in win over the Salukis primarily on special teams ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Played primarily on special teams ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Saw time on Ole Miss’ special team unit ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Played exclusively on special teams ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Played primarily on special teams and didn’t record any stats ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Saw action on special teams ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Played exclusively on special teams and didn’t record any stats ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Saw the field on special teams and goal line situations ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Saw action as a backup QB and rushed once for three yards ... at Vanderbilt (11/17/18): Played on special teams and goal line situations ... vs. #18 Mississippi State (11/22/18): Had one rush attempt in the red zone and appeared on special teams.

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games ... Saw time in the season opener vs. South Alabama (9/2/17) on special teams and at tight end ... Also played vs. UT Martin (9/9/17) ... Played at Cal (9/16/17) but did not record a stat ... Saw the field at Alabama (9/30/17) ... Had playing time in the win over Vanderbilt (10/14/17) ... Saw the field on special teams vs. LSU (10/21/17) ... Hit the field against Arkansas (10/28/17) on special teams ... Saw the field at Kentucky (11/4/17) on special teams ... Saw time at QB late in the fourth quarter in the win over Louisiana (11/11/17) ... Part of Egg Bowl win at No. 14 Mississippi State (11/23/17).

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games as a backup QB ... Finished third on team with three rushing TDs, totaling 90 yards on 29 attempts ... Completed 11 of 22 passes for 104 yards with two TDs and three INTs ... Earned first letter ... vs. Wofford (9/10/16): Made his collegiate debut and completed 2 of 3 passes for 23 yards, a TD and an INT, while rushing six times for 27 yards and another TD ... vs. Georgia Southern (11/5/16): Entered the game in relief of injured starter Chad Kelly and completed 1 of 5 passes for 19 yards ... 2015: Did not see any game action and was redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Listed as a 4-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN ... Rated the 10th-best dual-threat quarterback in the country by 247Sports and 11th by ESPN ... Scout tabbed him the No. 23 overall QB in the 2015 class ... Listed as the 13th-best prospect in Louisiana by 247Sports ... Led his high school to its first ever undefeated regular season and a berth in the 2014 LHSAA Division III title game his senior year ... Named District MVP and Daily Iberian Offensive MVP ... Operating the Panthers’ Wing-T offense, completed 63 of 111 passes for 1,099 yards and 13 TDs, while rushing for 1,103 yards and 28 more scores ... As a junior, he led New Iberia Catholic to a 9-3 record and state semifinals berth while accounting for 34 TDs (22 passing, 12 rushing), 1,917 passing yards and 786 rushing yards ... Coached in high school by Brent Indest ... Also played basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Son of Perry and Sonia Pellerin ... Full name is Jason Chad Pellerin ... Born: Nov. 25, 1996 ... SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ... Made Dean’s Honor Roll for Spring 2016 and U.M.A.A. Honor Roll for Fall 2015 ... NFF Freshman Scholar-Athlete ... Managerial Finance major.