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Pepper, Hank
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Jersey Number 31
Hank Pepper
- Position:
- LS
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Chandler
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Two-year letterwinner played in 22 career games for the Spartans from 2021-23 as the team’s starting long snapper.
2023 SEASON: Started at long snapper in first four games of the season to preserve his redshirt season.
2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started at long snapper in first five games, but missed the final seven games with an injury . . . successfully snapped on 37 total special teams plays with 19 punts, 14 PAT attempts, and four field goal attempts . . . had four tackles (two solo, two assists) on punt coverage, with one in each of first four games this season . . . was named game captain for Ohio State game, but missed the contest with an injury . . . successfully snapped on five punts, two field goal attempts and one PAT attempt at Maryland . . . snapped on four punts and one PAT in Minnesota game, tallying one tackle . . . successfully snapped on three punts at Washington, logging one solo stop . . . was long snapper in Akron game, snapping on seven PATs, three punts and one field goal attempt, and added one solo tackle . . . was long snapper in season opener vs. Western Michigan and snapped on 10 total special teams snaps, with five PATs, four punts and one field goal attempt, and was in on one tackle.
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started at long snapper in all 13 games for the Spartans to earn his first letter . . . handled long snapper duties in all 13 games on 131 total special teams snaps, with 68 on field goal formation (48 PATs, 20 field goal attempts) and 63 punts . . . snapped on two PATs and one successful field goal in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory against No. 12 Pittsburgh . . . successfully snapped on four PATs, three punts and one field goal in heavy snowy conditions in Penn State game . . . snapped on nine punts, one PAT and one FG attempt at Ohio State . . . successfully snapped on five PATs and four punts in cold, wet conditions in Maryland game . . . snapped on four punts, three PATs and one field goal at Purdue . . . in Michigan game, snapped one five punts and three PATs . . . snapped on two PATs, two field goals and seven punts at Indiana . . . successfully snapped on four punts, four PATs and two field goal attempts at Rutgers . . . snapped on season-high six PATs, along with three punts and two field goals in Western Kentucky contest . . . successfully snapped on game-winning field goal in OT Victory for MSU over Nebraska, one of four field goal attempts on night, along with six punts and two PATs . . . snapped on five PATs, five punts and two field goals at Miami . . . snapped on six PATs, three punts and one field goal in home-opening win over Youngstown State . . . successfully snapped on five PATs, two field goals and four punts, with many coming in wet, rainy conditions, and added a tackle after a missed 60-yard field goal at end of first half, earning MSU Special Teams Player of the Week team award.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Signed as a long snapper for the Spartans in December 2020 . . . ranked the No. 1 long snapper in the nation by 247Sports . . . rated a five-star long snapper by KohlsKicking.com and ranked the second-best long snapper in the country by KohlsKicking.com and ESPN.com . . . also ranked one of the top linebackers in the state of Arizona who played for Coach Rick Garretson at Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona . . . named the defensive player of the year in the 6A Conference Premier Region after recording 108 tackles in 10 games, including eight tackles for loss, three sacks, three forced fumbles, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery . . . helped the Wolves to an undefeated 10-0 record and their fifth consecutive state championship, including their second straight Open Division state title . . . Chandler finished the season ranked No. 5 in the MaxPrep Top 25 national rankings . . . first-team all-state selection by MaxPreps . . . named the Chandler Unified School District Defensive Player of the Year . . . had 15 tackles and a sack in the state championship win over Chandler Hamilton (12/12) . . . recorded double-digit tackles in six of 10 games, including 17 vs. Liberty in the state semifinals (12/5) and a season-high 18 stops in an earlier win over Chandler Hamilton (11/20) . . . had 44 tackles, five tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and one interception as a junior in 2019 . . . planning to major in business.
2023 SEASON: Started at long snapper in first four games of the season to preserve his redshirt season.
2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started at long snapper in first five games, but missed the final seven games with an injury . . . successfully snapped on 37 total special teams plays with 19 punts, 14 PAT attempts, and four field goal attempts . . . had four tackles (two solo, two assists) on punt coverage, with one in each of first four games this season . . . was named game captain for Ohio State game, but missed the contest with an injury . . . successfully snapped on five punts, two field goal attempts and one PAT attempt at Maryland . . . snapped on four punts and one PAT in Minnesota game, tallying one tackle . . . successfully snapped on three punts at Washington, logging one solo stop . . . was long snapper in Akron game, snapping on seven PATs, three punts and one field goal attempt, and added one solo tackle . . . was long snapper in season opener vs. Western Michigan and snapped on 10 total special teams snaps, with five PATs, four punts and one field goal attempt, and was in on one tackle.
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started at long snapper in all 13 games for the Spartans to earn his first letter . . . handled long snapper duties in all 13 games on 131 total special teams snaps, with 68 on field goal formation (48 PATs, 20 field goal attempts) and 63 punts . . . snapped on two PATs and one successful field goal in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory against No. 12 Pittsburgh . . . successfully snapped on four PATs, three punts and one field goal in heavy snowy conditions in Penn State game . . . snapped on nine punts, one PAT and one FG attempt at Ohio State . . . successfully snapped on five PATs and four punts in cold, wet conditions in Maryland game . . . snapped on four punts, three PATs and one field goal at Purdue . . . in Michigan game, snapped one five punts and three PATs . . . snapped on two PATs, two field goals and seven punts at Indiana . . . successfully snapped on four punts, four PATs and two field goal attempts at Rutgers . . . snapped on season-high six PATs, along with three punts and two field goals in Western Kentucky contest . . . successfully snapped on game-winning field goal in OT Victory for MSU over Nebraska, one of four field goal attempts on night, along with six punts and two PATs . . . snapped on five PATs, five punts and two field goals at Miami . . . snapped on six PATs, three punts and one field goal in home-opening win over Youngstown State . . . successfully snapped on five PATs, two field goals and four punts, with many coming in wet, rainy conditions, and added a tackle after a missed 60-yard field goal at end of first half, earning MSU Special Teams Player of the Week team award.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Signed as a long snapper for the Spartans in December 2020 . . . ranked the No. 1 long snapper in the nation by 247Sports . . . rated a five-star long snapper by KohlsKicking.com and ranked the second-best long snapper in the country by KohlsKicking.com and ESPN.com . . . also ranked one of the top linebackers in the state of Arizona who played for Coach Rick Garretson at Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona . . . named the defensive player of the year in the 6A Conference Premier Region after recording 108 tackles in 10 games, including eight tackles for loss, three sacks, three forced fumbles, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery . . . helped the Wolves to an undefeated 10-0 record and their fifth consecutive state championship, including their second straight Open Division state title . . . Chandler finished the season ranked No. 5 in the MaxPrep Top 25 national rankings . . . first-team all-state selection by MaxPreps . . . named the Chandler Unified School District Defensive Player of the Year . . . had 15 tackles and a sack in the state championship win over Chandler Hamilton (12/12) . . . recorded double-digit tackles in six of 10 games, including 17 vs. Liberty in the state semifinals (12/5) and a season-high 18 stops in an earlier win over Chandler Hamilton (11/20) . . . had 44 tackles, five tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and one interception as a junior in 2019 . . . planning to major in business.
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