Senior defensive lineman on Wisconsin's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 315 lb · Nashville, TN
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 15 tackles
Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Wisconsin's 2025 roster.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Tackles for loss: 28th percentile.
The full scouting readParker Peterson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Parker Peterson has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Indiana, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index 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
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| 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@ 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 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ 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 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wisconsin
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eddie Wilson’s 2022 season.
Matches Eddie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Payton Page's junior season at Clemson (2023).
Matches Payton on
Player DNA