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Jersey Number 66
Peyton Dunn
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Jackson Prep
- Prev School:
- ULM
As a Senior (2024)
As a Junior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Started all 12 games all at left guard
- Two-time UH honorary game captain (at TCU, vs. Baylor)
- 2024-25 UH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative
- Played five snaps at center – all at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
- 759 snaps played including 723 at left guard
- Second on team with 728 offensive snaps played
- 85.9 pass-block grade (PFF) ranked fourth among Big 12 guards
- 85.9 pass-block grade (PFF) led team
- One sack allowed in 344 opportunities (98.7 PFF efficiency)
- No quarterback hits allowed in 11 of 12 games
- No QB hits allowed in final five games (127 opportunities)
- 31 field goal kick snaps played ranked tied for tops on team
- 71.0 offensive grade at Cincinnati (Sept. 21) led all Big 12 guards in Week 4
- 86.8 pass block grade at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
- Pass block grade vs. Sooners ranked second among Big 12 guards in Week 2
- 87.0 pass block grade vs. #17/15 Kansas State (Nov. 2)
- Pass block grade vs. Wildcats ranked second among Big 12 guards in Week 10
As a Junior (2023)
- 2023-24 UH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative
- Appeared in all 12 games
- 164 snaps played
- 95 snaps at right guard; 11 snaps at left guard
- 49 snaps on FG/XP kick
- No sacks allowed in 60 opportunities
- One QB hit allowed in 60 opportunities
- Season high 30 snaps – all at right guard – vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
- Season best 81.1 pass block grade (10 pass block snaps) at Rice (Sept. 9)
- No hurries allowed in 10 opportunities at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
- 94.2 PFF efficiency
- No penalties in seven of eight games
Prior to Houston
- Spent three seasons at ULM (2020-22)
- Played 1,292 snaps at left guard between 2021-22
- Started 11 games at left guard (614 snaps) in 2022
- Allowed one sack in 355 chances
- Appeared in 11 games in 2021 including 10 starts at left guard
- Fourth among Warhawk offensive linemen with 679 snaps
- 70+ snaps in seven games
- 12 knockdowns tied for fourth on the team
- Multiple knockdowns in four games
- Helped pave the way for Malik Jackson (118.7 rushing yards over last three games)
- Jackson added two 100-yard efforts in last three games
- Season-best 78 snaps and produced two knockdowns at App State
- ULM set season highs for rushing yards (231) and rushing touchdowns (3) at App State
- 74 snaps and season-high four knockdowns in 41-31 victory vs. South Alabama
- Warhawks amassed a season-best 555 yards total offense vs. South Alabama
- Earned first collegiate start in 2021 season opener at Kentucky
- Did not compete during 2020
High School
- 2019 Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) All-Star Game participant
- Three-year starter at Jackson (Mississippi) Preparatory School
- Helped Patriots to combined 35-4 (.897) record
- Helped squad to back-to-back Class 6A MAIS state championships (2017-18)
- Two-time all-district selection
- Earned all-metro honors
- Jackson Prep's Most Valuable Offensive Player
- Helped Jackson Prep rush for 2,142 yards (5.7 yards per carry) in 2019
- 41 rushing touchdowns and 33.8 points per game for program in 2019
- Paved way for 1,500-yard rusher, who also scored 30 rushing TDs
- Helped ground game average 7.7 yards per carry in 2018
- Offense totaled 33 rushing TDs in 2018
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies (May '24)
- Nickname: PDunn
- Hobbies: hunting, fishing, riding horses
- Describes himself as dominant, aggressive and clean
- Favorite childhood memory is hunting with his dad
- Game day rituals include praying, smelling salts and music
- Dream job outside of football: to be on a hunting TV show
- Could be a professional Fortnite player
- Hidden talent: He will go all in on Poker on bad hands
- Chose UH because of family culture, atmosphere, opportunity to play at highest level, and to help UH win a Big 12 title
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- His motivation for working hard: his family who helped him get to this point in his career
- Best advice: earned not given
- Highlight of his life thus far: playing LSU in Death Valley in a night game
- Sports hero: Taylor Lewan -- how he played the game is what Peyton is trying to emulate
- Most memorable athletic feat: won the Most Valuable Offensive Line Player at ULM
- Interesting fact: is a huge karaoke guy
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Monday, October 27
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