Joey Petersen
Joey Petersen
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Iowa State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kansas, Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 46 | 15 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 39 | 16 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 15 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 103 | 38 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Caden Curry’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kechaun Bennett's senior season at UCLA (2025).
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