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2023 Football Roster

8 Nathaniel Peat

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 206
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Columbia, Mo.
  • High School Rock Bridge / Stanford

Biography

Honors & Awards

  • 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

2023 (Graduate): Made 12 appearances on the year as a relief running back and kick return option ... took 76 carries 317 yards, good for three scores ... averaged 4.2 yards per carry ... also had six receptions for 81 yards and a score ... averaged 13.5 yards per reception ... also returned five kicks on the season ... had 14 carries, 52 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against South Dakota (Aug. 31) ... snagged a 49-yard receiving score against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 9) ... rushed for 65 yards on 15 carries while punching in a score against Memphis (Sept. 23) in St. Louis ... picked up a season-high 71 yards on 12 carries at Vanderbilt (Sept. 30).

2022 (Senior): The Columbia native saw action in 12 games this season, making four starts … the Stanford transfer finished the season with 425 rush yards, 66 receiving yards, and 3 total touchdowns … made an instant impact on the ground in the season opener against LA Tech (9/1), racking up 90 all-purpose yards and breaking out on a 34-yard touchdown run in the process … made his first start in black and gold against Abilene Christian (9/17), picking up 45 total yards and his first career TD reception … had 117 all-purpose yards at Auburn (9/24), including Mizzou’s first 100-yard rushing performance of the season … gained 123 yards on the ground, added a rushing touchdown at Florida (10/8).

Prior to Mizzou: Spent the 2019-21 seasons at Stanford … 2020 and 2021 Phil Moffat Award winner, given to the most outstanding special teams player … Stanford's leading rusher with 404 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards a carry in 2021… led the Pac-12 with 663 kickoff return yards, averaging 24.6 yards a return … broke off a career long 87-yard touchdown run against No. 14 USC -- the fifth longest rushing play in program history -- finishing the game with 115 yards on six carries and adding 50 yards on kickoff returns (Sept. 11) ... played in all six games in 2020 as a sophomore … rushed 29 times for 204 yards and one touchdown … returned 16 kicks for 398 yards and an average of 24.9 yards per return … rushed six times for a career-best 93 yards, including a career-long 73-yard rush, at No. 12 Oregon (Nov. 7) ... added 98 kickoff return yards to finish with 191 all-purpose yards against the Ducks … scored his first career touchdown at No. 23 Washington (Dec. 5) and finished with 160 all-purpose yards (44 rushing, 116 kickoff return) ... played in all 12 games in 2019 as a true freshman … rushed nine times for 57 yards … caught five passes for 43 yards … returned three kicks for 65 yards. 

High School: Nation’s fifth-best running back by 247Sports, ninth by Rivals, 22nd by PrepStar, 48th by ESPN … Missouri’s ninth-best recruit by PrepStar, 11th by 247Sports, 14th by Rivals, 18th by ESPN … 2018 first-team all-state and 2017 second-team all-state … two-time all-conference (2016-17) ... three-time all-district (2016-18) ... graduated from Rock Bridge as program's all-time leading rusher (4,448) ... set school records with 2,529 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns on 267 rushes (9.5 yards per carry), plus one receiving touchdown as a senior … as a junior, racked up 1,582 yards and 16 touchdowns on 229 carries (6.9 yards per carry) ... posted a school-record 379 rushing yards in a game … three-time all-state in track (2016-18) ... 2018 state champion in the 100 meters … 2017 academic all-state. 

Personal: Son of Nicole and Arnulfo Peat … parents ran track at University of Wisconsin.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 206 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'10" 206 lbs
    8