Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2021Pittsburgh
John Petrishen
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Lower Burrell, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Petrishen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Penn State • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
John Petrishen built his college career from 2015 through 2021 as a linebacker from Lower Burrell, PA, spending time with Penn State and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of John Petrishen's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJohn Petrishen, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh. John Petrishen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 91
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
John Petrishen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · LB
- Career Tackles
- 91
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Duke
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · LB 171st (top 14%) · ACC 28th (top 5%) · National 260th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 14 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14 | 62 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 2 | 55.1 |
Related Context
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John Petrishen played LB for Penn State and Pittsburgh. Across 7 tracked seasons, John Petrishen recorded 91 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 18 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
33.7
Usage
7.1
Consistency
27.2
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Massachusetts: 4. Tennessee: 0.5. Western Michigan: 0. New Hampshire: 1.5. Georgia Tech: 2.5. Virginia Tech: 0.5. Clemson: 0. Miami: 2. Duke: 4. North Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0. Syracuse: 3. Wake Forest: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 9 by 37.5. Massachusetts: 6 by 65. Tennessee: 4 by 21.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. New Hampshire: 3 by 27.5. Georgia Tech: 5 by 45.8. Virginia Tech: 3 by 17.5. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Miami: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 13 by 90. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Syracuse: 7 by 59.2. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 11 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
90 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Michigan State | L 21-31 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Wake Forest | W 45-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 31-14 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Virginia | W 48-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/12 | vs North Carolina | W 30-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | W 54-29 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 34-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Clemson | W 27-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Virginia Tech | W 28-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | W 52-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs New Hampshire | W 77-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Western Michigan | L 41-44 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Tennessee | W 41-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash game | W 51-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Petrishen story
John Petrishen built his college career from 2015 through 2021 as a linebacker from Lower Burrell, PA, spending time with Penn State and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of John Petrishen's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but John Petrishen's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State and Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: John Petrishen moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Penn State
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Pittsburgh
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1.5 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 18 | 33.7 | 7.1 | 16.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 18 | 33.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 10 · W 54-29 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 51-7
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 13 · W 31-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia Tech
Week 5 · W 52-21 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 13 · L 17-52 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
18 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
55.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
55.1
18 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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