De'Marcus Peters
A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Florida State — Week 1, 2026.
24 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 24 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 24 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-24vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 28 · L 0-24 vs Jacksonville State, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How New Mexico State’s defense played that day
Jacksonville State’s 8 drives: 4 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 45 yards for the score. 3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Intercepted, returned 45 yards for the score. Second quarter, made it 13-3.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 34-13
1 interception · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 21-point win at home against Western Kentucky.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this season24 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
