Don Peters

Position:
Offensive Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
305
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Mattawan, Mich.
High School:
Mattawan

At Carolina
Saw his only action of the 2000 season in the win at Duke • Played 10 snaps vs. the Blue Devils • Was red-shirted in 1998 and worked with the scout team in 1999 • Worked hard to lose weight to gain more mobility and flexibility • Has gotten stronger.

Mattawan High School
Two-time all-state, all-conference lineman • Led his high school to its first league championship in 37 years • Played offensive and defensive tackle • Named to the Michigan Dream Team by the Detroit News • Coached by Dave Lawrence • Had 41 pancake blocks as a senior and 115 in his career • Had 31 tackles, including three for losses, as a senior • Played basketball and competed in track and field in the discus and shot put for three years • State runner-up as a junior in the discus (153-7 feet) and shot (56-7 1/2).

Personal
Born Donald Nelson Peters on April 7, 1980, in Kalamazoo, Mich. • Majoring in exercise and sports science • Favorite pro teams are the Cowboys, Yankees and Lakers • Favorite movie is Top Gun • In the offseason, he worked on losing weight, getting stronger and improving his technique • The people who have influenced him the most are his parents, Rob and Ann • Best friend on another team is Nolan Spencer (Case Western Reserve) • Other favorite sport is track and field • Post-college ambition is to get into business with his father • His father, Rob, played football at Miami (Fla.)