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JeffBadet

  • height 6-0
  • Weight 182
  • class Sophomore
  • High school Freedom
2015 – R-Sophomore
  • Played in all 12 games with 10 starts, ranking third on the team with 29 catches for 430 yards, with two TDs
  • Had a catch in 11 of 12 games, with at least two catches in seven outings 
  • Grabbed his first TD of the year in a season-opening win over UL Lafayette, a 37-yard strike 
  • In a win at South Carolina to open league play, had four catches for 62 yards, including a 43-yard scamper
  • Collected his second TD catch of the year in a comeback win over EKU, going for four catches for 59 yards
  • Had a season-long 45 yard catch vs. SEC Eastern Division Champion Florida
  • Finished with a season-high five catches for 67 yards vs. Auburn
2014 – Sophomore
  • Was injured in spring practice and ended up redshirting the season
2013 – Freshman
  • Finished third on the team in receiving with 22 receptions for 285 yards and one touchdown
  • Best game came in season finale vs. Tennessee with a season-best six catches for 47 yards
  • Posted a season-best 80 yards against Miami, including a 56-yard touchdown reception
  • Averaged 13 yards per reception  
High School
  • Caught 63 passes for 881 yards, 10 receiving touchdowns and six rushing scores as a senior.
  • Played for Coach Andy Johnson, helping Freedom HS to a 7-4 record and state playoff berth as a senior
  • Junior stats featured 46 catches for 718 yards and 11 TDs
  • Ranked No. 13 on the Orlando Sentinel Central Florida “Super 60”
  • Finished fifth in the long jump at the Florida state track and field championships
Personal
  • Born in Orlando
  • Son of Malouse Badet and Julien Petit-Frere
  • Last name pronounced “bah-DETT”
  • Major is agricultural economics
Community Cats
  • Participated in events such as Read Across America (2014), Dixie Elementary Field Day (2015) and FCEA Read Across America where he volunteered to read to children (2016)
  • Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics and was a volunteer at the Indian Summer Camp for children’s cancer survivors (2015)
Jeff Says
  • Nickname is “Dirt” or “Loso”
  • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to work in the fashion industry
  • His favorite movie is Forrest Gump
  • Most people don’t know he’s Haitian
  • His sports heroes are Allen Iverson and Antonio Brown
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