Joey Petersen: DE · Iowa State · #52.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joey Petersen
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Iowa State defensive front. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kansas, Week 11, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 46 | 15 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 39 | 16 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 15 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 103 | 38 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-3vs North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19@ No. 21 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-21vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-16@ West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35vs UCF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-23vs Texas Tech | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 36-45vs Kansas | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 34-17vs Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28@ Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-21vs Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 19-45vs No. 12 Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-41vs No. 15 Miami | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 15 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%2 sacksTFL rate
13%6 TFLHurry rate
20%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
18%2 of 11 pressures46 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
48.0%
470 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
46 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #175 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
