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Jersey Number 40
Peyton Rutherford
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 212
- Hometown:
- Berryville, Va.
- High School:
- Clarke County
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
2023:
2022:
2021:
2020-21:
High School:
Personal:
- Missed entire season due to injury
- Dean's List (Fall 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023)
- Named to SBC Commissioner’s List
2022:
- Played in five games
- Had two carries
- Dean's List (Spring 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2021:
- Played in six games
- Had 11 carries for 66 yards
- Also had one reception for three yards
- Career-high 58 rushing yards on three carries, which included a career-long 56-yard run vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4)
- First career reception vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
- Dean's List (Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2020-21:
- Did not see any action
- Dean's List (Fall 2020)
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
High School:
- VHSL 2A All-Region running back as a sophomore and junior
- All-Bull Run District as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Winchester Star First Team All-Area as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Virginia Rivals First Team All-State and All-Underclassman Team as a sophomore
- Rushed for 1,005 yards with 12 total touchdowns as a senior
- Tallied 1,690 rushing yards and 28 total touchdowns as a junior
- Ran for 2,140 yards and scored 36 total touchdowns as a sophomore
- Part of Clarke County’s 10-2 record in 2017 that reached the region semifinals
- Also helped team to 8-3 records and playoff appearances in 2018 and 2019
- National Society of High School Scholars
- Boys State
Personal:
- Son of Billy and Liz Rutherford
- Has a brother, Carson, and sister, Reagon
- His great grandfather, Dick Kern, was an All-American football player at Virginia Tech
- His uncle, Trey Kern, played football at Shepherd
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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