Honors and Awards 2012: Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten (coaches), honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) 2012 Preseason: Named a preseason candidate for the John Mackey Award 2011: Semifinalist for the John Mackey Award ... second-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches
2012: Caught one pass for 9 yards against Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... made one catch for 9 yards in the Big Ten Championship game against Nebraska on Dec. 1 ... recorded one catch for 7 yards at Penn St on Nov. 24 ... tied a career-high with six receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown against Ohio State on Nov. 17 ... tallied one tackle at Indiana on Nov. 10 ... recorded three catches for 65 yards and a touchdown against Michigan State on Oct. 27 ... caught one pass for 11 yards against Minnesota on Oct. 20 ... finished with a team-best 77 yards receiving and one touchdown at Purdue on Oct. 13 ... recorded a catch for 16 yards against Illinois on Oct. 6 ... started at Nebraska on Sept. 29 ... had two catches for 32 yards against UTEP on Sept. 22 ... made one catch against Utah State on Sept. 15 ... scored the Badgers' lone touchdown at Oregon State on Sept. 8, making four catches for 36 yards ... made two catches for 26 yards against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1
2011: Earned second letter ... played in all 14 games, starting seven ... eight receiving touchdowns on the season tied for fifth-best at UW ... that was tied for the second-best mark among TEs in the country ... third on the team with 30 catches and 356 receiving yards ... caught one pass for 13 yards and made two tackles against Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3 ... also converted 2-point conversion on Badgers' final TD vs. MSU ... caught a touchdown pass and finished with three receptions for 13 yards at Minnesota on Nov. 12 ... recorded two receptions for 28 yards and a touchdown against Purdue on Nov. 5 ... scored a touchdown and finished with two catches for 23 yards at Michigan State on Oct. 22 ... recorded three receptions for 15 yards and one touchdown against Indiana on Oct. 15 ... three receptions for 49 yards against Nebraska on Oct. 1 ... had two receptions for 64 yards, including career-long 55-yarder, and a score against Northern Illinois on Sept. 17 ... career-high six catches for 80 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon State on Sept. 10 ... caught two passes for 20 yards and a touchdown against UNLV on Sept. 1
2010: Earned first letter ... played in 13 games with four starts ... started at tight end and made one tackle on special teams against TCU in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... Made three tackles on special teams against Northwestern on Nov. 27 ... named UW's special teams player of the week after making career-high three tackles at Michigan on Nov. 20 on kickoff coverage ... made two tackles on special teams against Indiana on Nov. 13 ... tied season high with two receptions for 30 yards at Iowa on Oct. 23 ... season-long 33-yard reception in win over No. 1 Ohio State on Oct. 16 ... in first career start, recorded season-high two receptions for 38 yards and one touchdown at Michigan State on Oct. 2 ... scored first touchdown of career on 10-yard reception against Austin Peay on Sept. 25 ... made one tackle on kickoff coverage against Arizona State on Sept. 18 ... caught one pass for 15 yards against San Jose State on Sept. 11 ... made one catch for six yards in Badger debut at UNLV on Sept. 4
2009: Redshirt season ... named UW's co-offensive scout team player of the week for the Minnesota game High School: First-team all-state and all-conference as a senior ... Upper Peninsula defensive player of the year ... conference defensive player of the year ... team MVP and captain ... member of the U.P. all-star game and the Michigan Coaches all-star game ... winner of the Goodwill Good Sport of the Week award ... won the Clifford "Swede" Nyberg Trophy as the team's most outstanding defensive back ... had 31 receptions for 669 yards and nine touchdowns... first-team all-U.P. and all-conference as a junior ... member of Division 5 State Championship team ... had 35 catches for 774 yards and 10 TDs ... member of the Division 5 State Championship team with five catches for 145 yards and a score as a sophomore ... also lettered in basketball and track and field ... Honor Roll student ... head coach was Ken Hofer Personal: Parents are Paul and Ronda Pedersen ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... majoring in agricultural and life sciences with a focus in communication ... last name pronounced "PED-er-sen"
Career Receiving Statistics
Season
GP/GS
Rec.
Yds.
TD
Yds/Rec
Long
2010
13/4
8
132
2
16.5
33
2011
14/7
30
356
8
11.9
55
2012
14/10
27
355
4
13.1
31
Totals
41/21
65
843
14
13.0
55
Game-by-Game Receiving (Rec.-Yds., TD) 2010 SEASON: UNLV (1-6); San Jose State (1-15); Austin Peay (1-10, 1); Michigan State (2-38, 1); Ohio State (1-33); Iowa (2-30)
2011 SEASON: UNLV (2-20, 1); Oregon State (6-80, 2); Northern Illinois (2-64, 1); South Dakota (1-11); Nebraska (3-49); Indiana (3-15, 1); Michigan State (2-23, 1); Ohio State (3-20); Purdue (2-28, 1); Minnesota (3-13, 1); Penn State (1-3); Michigan State (1-13); Oregon (1-17)
2012 SEASON: UNI (2-26); OSU (6-62); USU (1-1); UTEP (2-32); ILL (1-16); PUR (4-77, 1); MINN (1-11); MSU (3-65, 1); Ohio State (6-66, 1), Penn St (1-7); Nebraska (1-9); Stanford (1-9)
Career Defensive Statistics
Season
UT
AT
Tot.
TFL
QBS
FC
FR
INT
PD
2010
8
8
16
0.0-0
0.0-0
0
0
0
0
2011
2
0
2
0.0-0
0.0-0
0
1
0
0
2012
0
1
1
0.0-0
0.0-0
0
0
0
0
Totals
10
9
19
0.0-0
0.0-0
0
1
0
0
Game-by-Game Tackles 2010 SEASON: San Jose State (1-0=1); Arizona State (1-0=1); Austin Peay (1-1=2); Michigan State (0-1=1); Ohio State (0-1=1); Iowa (1-0=1); Indiana (1-1=2); Michigan (0-3=3); Northwestern (2-1=3); TCU (1-0=1)
