“That's the complete opposite of peek's obvious illegal bat. Did the elite big 12 replay review crew call that one in?”
Antwan Peek Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Cincinnati linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech — Week 8, 2026.
62 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 62 | 34 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 49 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 54 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 182 | 99 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Arizona | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-24vs No. 8 Texas Tech | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 6 Utah | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 34 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 25-49 vs Utah, play by play
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Cincinnati’s defense played that day
Utah’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Third quarter, tied 21-21.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Kansas State’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, down 17-10. Ended Kansas State’s drive (fumble).
9 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, down 28-21.
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups62 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 20-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
42.4%
221 pass / 300 run
Plays / game
65.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
247 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
62 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #27 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
