Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Iowa State
Joey Petersen
DE • 6'4" • 260 lbs • Long Grove, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joey Petersen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
Joey Petersen built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Long Grove, IA wearing No. 52, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Joey Petersen's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Joey Petersen, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Iowa State. Joey Petersen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Joey Petersen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ankeny Centennial · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- North Scott · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DE 17th (top 7%) · Big 12 83rd (top 12%) · National 730th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 15 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 19.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 39 | 7 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | 0 | 65.6 |
Related Context
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Joey Petersen played DE for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joey Petersen recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Iowa State paired 17 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
27.8
Usage
10.8
Consistency
44.5
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 1. North Dakota: 1. Iowa: 0. Arkansas State: 4. Baylor: 0. West Virginia: 1.5. UCF: 1. Texas Tech: 3. Kansas: 1.5. Cincinnati: 1.5. Utah: 0.5. Kansas State: 1. Arizona State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 6 by 35. North Dakota: 0 by 10. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 48.3. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 5 by 35.8. UCF: 3 by 22.5. Texas Tech: 7 by 59.2. Kansas: 9 by 52.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 31.7. Utah: 3 by 17.5. Kansas State: 2 by 18.3. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 10 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Miami | W 42-41 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Arizona State | L 19-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Kansas State | W 29-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah | W 31-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Kansas | L 36-45 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 22-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCF | W 38-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ West Virginia | W 28-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Baylor | W 43-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 52-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Iowa | W 20-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Dakota | W 21-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joey Petersen story
Joey Petersen built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Long Grove, IA wearing No. 52, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Joey Petersen's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Joey Petersen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 14.5 | 25.6 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 17 | 27.8 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 17 | 27.8 | 10.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas
Week 12 · L 16-26 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 4 · W 52-7
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 10 · L 22-23 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 3 · W 43-10
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#5
vs TCU
Week 6 · W 27-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Iowa State
17 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
65.6
17 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
55.8
14.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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