2023 Football Roster

Peyton Bartsch

8 Draycen Hall

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Gilbert, Ariz.
  • High School Higley

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in Spanish... Big Sky All-Academic selection for 2020, 2021 and 2022... 2022 and 2023 Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient

Career Highs: as of November 20, 2022
Statistic Total Date (Most Recent if Multiple Occasions)
Rushing Attempts 24 Nov. 12, 2022 at Northern Colorado
Rushing Yards Net 147 Nov. 12, 2022 at Northern Colorado
Rushing Touchdowns 1 Sept. 16, 2023 vs. Utah Tech (Fourth Time)
Longest Rush 54 Oct. 8, 2022 vs. Cal Poly
Receptions 9 Nov. 5, 2022 vs. Montana State
Reception Yards 83 Nov. 5, 2022 vs. Montana State
Receiving Touchdowns 1 Oct. 8, 2022 vs. Cal Poly (Third Time)
Longest Reception 43 April 17, 2021 vs. Idaho
Longest Kick Return 55 Oct. 16, 2021 vs. Southern Utah
Total Tackles 1 Sept. 17, 2022 vs. North Dakota (Second Time)

Fall 2023: Team Captain... Played in the first five games before a season ending injury sidelined him the rest of the season... Rushed for 68 yards on 22 carries with a rushing touchdown against Utah Tech... Caught 10 passes for 41 yards... Returned nine kickoffs for 188 total yards including a long of 33 against Sacramento State... Averaged 3.1 yards per rush, 4.1 yards per catch, 20.9 yards per kick return, 59.4 all-purpose yards per game and 13.6 yards of total offense per game.

Fall 2022: Honorable Mention All-Big Sky... Played in all 11 games and made five starts at running back... Racked up 546 rushing yards on 133 carries which led the team and ranked 26th in the Big Sky and 123rd nationally... Had two rushing touchdowns, one at UC Davis on Oct. 15 and the other against Weber State on Nov. 19... Averaged 49.6 rushing yards per game which ranked 124th in the FCS... Added 4.1 rushing yards per carry... His longest career rush of 54 yards came against Cal Poly on Oct. 8.... Hauled in 344 reception yards on 50 carries which was the fourth-most on the team... Averaged 4.5 reception yards per game which ranked 72nd nationally... Earned his third career receiving touchdown against Cal Poly on Oct. 8... Had three touchdowns total which was the fifth-most on the team... Longest reception of the season of 30 yards came against Cal Poly... Averaged 31.3 receiving yards per game and 6.9 per catch... Added 128 kick return yards for a total of 1,018 all-purpose yards... Racked up 92.5 all-purpose yards per game which ranked ninth in the conference and 75th nationally.

Fall 2021: Played in all 11 games for the Lumberjacks, catching 29 passes for 244 yards and rushing for 120 yards on 35 carries... Returned 13 kicks for 342 yards, averaging 26.3 yards per return to rank 18th in the FCS... Caught touchdown passes against Southern Utah and UC Davis... Took a pass 34 yards for the game-opening score against UC Davis... Led the Lumberjacks with 48 receiving yards in the upset of Arizona.

Spring 2021: Played in all 5 spring games and started in 3 after being cleared to become immediately eligible after signing in December 2020... Led the team in rushing with 241 yards on 48 carries, adding 1 touchdown... Also caught 11 passes for 97 yards with a long of 43 against Idaho... First career touchdown came on a 49-yard run, the longest of the season against Weber State... Also returned 2 kickoffs for 32 yards, both against Eastern Washington... Finished with 136 rushing yards against Weber State.

High School: Recorded 4,572 rushing yards and 65 touchdowns on the ground during his varsity career for the Higley Knights from 2014-17... Added another 15 touchdowns and 1,890 yards through the air as he earned the 4A Offensive Player of the Year and Conference Player of the Year awards as a senior in 2017... Also won 4A Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 2016... Served a two-year church mission immediately after high school... Also returned kicks during his high school career, with 1,446 kick return yards and 679 punt return yards... Scored eight touchdowns on returns in his career, including five kick returns as a junior when he was named the Gatorade Arizona Football Player of the Year.

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2020Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2022Sophomore

    RB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    26
  • 8

    2023Junior

    RB
    5'8" 190 lbs
    8