2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 16
Peyton Vining
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Bradenton, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Stephen's Episcopal
- Prev School:
- Denison
2022 Senior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in all 13 games as Illinois’ primary kick returner
- Nine kickoff returns for 188 yards on the season
2021 Senior
- Played in two games and redshirted the season
2020 Senior (Denison)
- Season was moved to spring and one game played
- Six receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns in the only game of the season
- Six kick returns for 138 yards at Ohio Wesleyan (3/19/21)
2019 Junior (Denison)
- Started all 10 games
- First team All-NCAC at wide receiver
- Second team All-NCAC as kick return specialist
- Led Division III with 26.7 yards per reception
- Led the NCAC with 936 receiving yards
- Had three, 100-yard receiving games
- Seven receiving touchdowns
- Had at least one catch for over 30 yards in all 10 games
- Career-high 139 yards receiving against Oberlin
- Totaled 1,356 all-purpose yards on the season
- Returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown against Kenyon
- Long reception was 81-yard go-ahead fourth quarter TD vs. Wittenberg
2018 Sophomore (Denison)
- Missed the season
2017 Freshman (Denison)
- Played in eight games with two starts
- Recorded 13 tackles and four pass breakups
- Recorded interceptions against Southwestern and at Wittenberg, totaling 29 interception return yards
Personal
- Born September 16, 1998
- Played with Chase and Sydney Brown in high school
- Son of Dana and Chris Vining
- Brother, Cam, played football at the United States Military Academy at West Point
- Brother, Fred Billy, played football at West Florida
- Graduated with a degree in health exercise and sport studies from Denison in 2021
- Enrolled in the recreation, sport, and tourism master’s program
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