NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients

2013 Nick Peabody

  • Chapter Jack Grinold/Eastern Mass. Chapter
  • High School Barnstable HS (MA)
  • Year 2013

Biography

A three-year letter-winning quarterback, Peabody threw for more than 2,600 yards and 33 touchdowns his senior season, adding 400 yards rushing and seven rushing touchdowns. In 2012, he captained the football team and earned All-State accolades from ESPNBoston.com. He was the ESPNBoston.com Offensive Player of the Year in Massachusetts as well as the Division 1A Player of the Year. A finalist for the 2012 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year, Peabody won 16 of his 18 games as a starter, leading his team to three league titles. 

Holding an astounding 4.71 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and scoring 2280 on the SAT, Peabody graduated valedictorian of his class of 358 students. His many accolades include the Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Teams, the National Honor Society, the French National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society and the Latin National Honor Society. A National Merit Commended Scholar, he received the 2013 Superintendent’s Award for Academic Excellence, and he volunteers with youth football programs.

Peabody currently attends Princeton University, appearing as a quarterback and tight end on the Tigers’ roster.