Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Utah
John Penisini
DT • 6'2" • 333 lbs • West Jordan, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Penisini shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Weber State
Player Story
John Penisini built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from West Jordan, UT wearing No. 52, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of John Penisini's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 197
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
John Penisini, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Utah. John Penisini shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Utah · DT
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- Weber State
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 6 · Pick 18 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DT 33rd (top 14%) · Pac-12 96th (top 19%) · National 1,063rd (top 18%)
John Penisini played DT for Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Penisini recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Utah.
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