Peter Lynch

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Jesuit College Prep

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) - He joined the team as a walk-on for the school’s Summer Bridge academic program and projects to be a wide receiver as a true freshman in college.

HIGH SCHOOL - He lettered twice in football at wide receiver at the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. As a senior, he caught 37 passes for 624 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 16.9 yards per catch. Top games came in a 59-35 triumph over Houston Streak Jesuit (three receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown); and in a 51-27 win over Irving Nimitz (six catches for 85 yards and a score). Under coach Brandon Hickman, Jesuit Prep was 8-4 his senior year and 9-3 his junior season. He also lettered twice in basketball (a two-time, second-team All-District selection), averaging 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds as a senior, and twice in track (sprints and relays).

ACADEMICS - He is undecided on his major, but is enrolled in CU’s School of Arts & Sciences.

PERSONAL - He was born August 13, 1996 in Dallas, Texas. His hobbies include golfing (he has broken 80 several times) and fishing. His father (Peter) played football at Richmond; an uncle (Scott Lynch) was a wide receiver at Cal; and two grandfathers played college ball, the late Gary Nady (receiver at CU) and Vinny Lynch (receiver at Yale). A second cousin, Xavier Nady, had a 15-year professional career in major league baseball with eight different teams.