Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Stanford
Peter Kalambayi
OLB • 6'3" • 247 lbs • Matthews, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Peter Kalambayi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player Story
Peter Kalambayi built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Matthews, NC wearing No. 34, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Peter Kalambayi's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 40
- Overall
- No. 214
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Peter Kalambayi, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Stanford. Peter Kalambayi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 107
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Peter Kalambayi quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 107
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Butler · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Butler · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 40 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · OLB 6th (top 12%) · Pac-12 44th (top 9%) · National 498th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 45 | 6 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Stanford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 14 | 55 | 5.5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
Related Context
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Peter Kalambayi played OLB for Stanford. Across 5 tracked seasons, Peter Kalambayi recorded 107 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Stanford paired 23.5 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Stanford
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
9.8
Consistency
34.1
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 1. Rice: 3. USC: 0. San Diego State: 8. UCLA: 0. Arizona State: 0.5. Utah: 2. Oregon: 0. Oregon State: 1. Washington State: 2. Washington: 1. California: 2. Notre Dame: 3. USC: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 4 by 26.7. Rice: 5 by 50.8. USC: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 7 by 79.2. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 5 by 25.8. Utah: 4 by 36.7. Oregon: 4 by 16.7. Oregon State: 0 by 10. Washington State: 5 by 40.8. Washington: 4 by 26.7. California: 5 by 40.8. Notre Dame: 8 by 63.3. USC: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 9 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 5 · +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
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ TCU | L 37-39 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ USC | L 28-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Notre DameSplash game | W 38-20 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 17-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Washington | W 30-22 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Washington StateSplash game | L 21-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/27 | @ Oregon State | W 15-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Oregon | W 49-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UtahSplash game | W 23-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Arizona State | W 34-24 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs UCLA | W 58-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ San Diego State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 17-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ USC | L 24-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/27 | @ RiceSplash game | W 62-7 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Peter Kalambayi story
Peter Kalambayi built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Matthews, NC wearing No. 34, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Peter Kalambayi's career was his defensive production: 107 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Peter Kalambayi's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Stanford
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 16.5 | 26.9 | 6.8 | 16.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 16.5 | 26.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Stanford | 23.5 | 32.2 | 9.8 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 23.5 | 32.2 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San Diego State
Week 3 · L 17-20
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 1 · W 26-13
6.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ California
Week 12 · W 45-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Notre Dame
Week 13 · W 38-20
3
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Rice
Week 1 · W 62-7
3
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Stanford
23.5 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Stanford
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23.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Stanford
47.1
16.5 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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