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Player Dossier
2021-2025Wisconsin
Darryl Peterson
LB • 6'1" • 260 lbs • Akron, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darryl Peterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Darryl Peterson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Akron, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Darryl Peterson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Darryl Peterson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Darryl Peterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 14
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Darryl Peterson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · LB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Archbishop Hoban · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Hoban · 38 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · LB 443rd (top 35%) · Big Ten 147th (top 19%) · National 1,218th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 21.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 44 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 33 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65 |
Related Context
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Darryl Peterson played LB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darryl Peterson recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 24 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
12.7
Consistency
30.4
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 2. Middle Tennessee: 0. Maryland: 1. Michigan: 2. Iowa: 2. Ohio State: 0. Oregon: 1. Washington: 0. Indiana: 5. Illinois: 10. Minnesota: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 28.3. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 5 by 30.8. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 6 by 75. Illinois: 6 by 75. Minnesota: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 7 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
75 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Minnesota | L 7-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Illinois2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Indiana2+ sacks · Splash game | L 7-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Washington | W 13-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Oregon | L 7-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Ohio State | L 0-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs IowaSplash game | L 0-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 10-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Maryland | L 10-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 17-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darryl Peterson story
Darryl Peterson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Akron, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Darryl Peterson's career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Darryl Peterson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Wisconsin
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 16 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 20.5 | 30.8 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 20.5 | 30.8 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 4 | 14.2 | 3.6 | -16.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 24 | 29.8 | 12.7 | 20 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 24 Illinois
Week 13 · W 27-10 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
10
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
10 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia Southern
Week 3 · W 35-14
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico State
Week 3 · W 66-7
2
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
vs South Dakota
Week 2 · W 27-13
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 1 Indiana
Week 12 · L 7-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
24 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
59.5
20.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin
59.5
20.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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