#40

Peter McIntyre

Junior linebacker for Northwestern. 2021: 68 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

LB · Northwestern · Jr. · #40

6′2″ · 231 lb · Perrysburg, OH

CFB Index 42 · #363 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceNorthwestern 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 960 nationally · Signed with Northwestern

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 linebacker for Northwestern. 2021: 68 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Northwestern, 80 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Northwestern3-star out of St. John's Jesuit

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#960 national

CFB

College

Northwestern

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 22-25 over that span.

2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #363 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (89th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#290 / 2743 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#558 / 2743 · 79th pct

Tackles for loss#794 / 2743 · 69th pct

4.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	8.0	0.6	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	5.3	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #363 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #363 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Northwestern	68	31	4.0	--	--	--
2020	Northwestern	7	6	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Northwestern	2	1	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Northwestern	3	3	0.0	--	--	--
Career		80	41	5.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 24–6

vs Indiana State

3 SOLO · 4 TOT

With D. Adams — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG · B. Joseph — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 55 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 21-38vs Michigan State	5	4	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 24-6vs Indiana State	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 23-30@ Duke	15	3	2.0	—	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 4	W 35-6vs Ohio	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 7-56@ Nebraska	6	1	1.0	—
Wk 7	W 21-7vs Rutgers	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 7-33@ Michigan	7	2	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 14-41vs Minnesota	6	3	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 12-17vs Iowa	4	4	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 7-35@ Wisconsin	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 14-32vs Purdue	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-47@ Illinois	11	6	0.0	—
Total		68	31	4.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Peter McIntyre

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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