Player Career

Dom Peterson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Dom Peterson story

Dom Peterson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Harbor City, CA, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Dom Peterson's career was his defensive production: 184 tackles, 54 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 54 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Nevada. 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 Dom Peterson's production has multiple signals. With 54 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.

The arc is straightforward: Dom Peterson 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182018201920192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonNevada14.525.36.7
2018 Regular SeasonNevada14.525.36.70
2019 PostseasonNevada243720.29.5
2019 Regular SeasonNevada243720.20
2020 Regular SeasonNevada11.537.914-12.5
2021 PostseasonNevada2332.710.611.5
2021 Regular SeasonNevada2332.710.60
2022 Regular SeasonNevada1927.69.7-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico

Week 10 · W 21-10 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

vs San Diego State

Week 12 · W 26-21 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas State

Week 1 · W 38-14

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#4

vs New Mexico State

Week 6 · W 55-28

5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Hawai'i

Week 7 · W 34-17 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

83.9 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Nevada

24 primary output · 37 efficiency · 20.2 usage

78.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Nevada

78.2

24 primary · 37 efficiency · 20.2 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Nevada

65.4

23 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

18

Impact games

26

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games