Darryl Peterson
Darryl Peterson
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Darryl Peterson has been at Wisconsin through three head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 6 tackles, 3 sacks against Illinois — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
our read surprisingly productive for a linebacker with no award recognition yet — top-1% tackles behind the line, top-2% passes broken up.2025 profile
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to PJ Ramsey’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to David Reese's graduate season at California (2024).
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