Julian Peterson is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Troy.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The four seasons at Troy span two head coaches: Jon Sumrall and Gerad Parker. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Memphis — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Nicholls | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-28vs Memphis | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-41@ Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-14@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-19vs Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-18@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 14-31@ No. 19 James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-17vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
47.1%
431 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
36 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 #59 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #5 of 15 Sun Belt DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,036 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall, and Gerad Parker. Multi-era developmental context.
