Parker Peterson is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wisconsin.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. On tape: 3 tackles against Indiana, Week 12, 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
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ No. 20 Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ No. 2 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries15 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #303 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #66 of 69 Big Ten DLs
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%).
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Fritz, Jon Sumrall and Luke Fickell.
