Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Sekou Peters
Redshirt freshman defensive tackle on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Atlanta, GA · Westlake HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Nevada
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive tackle on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Sekou Peters
He has spent two seasons in the Western Kentucky defensive front. The receipt: 1 tackles against Nevada — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Westlake
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 9-6 over that span.
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (Fr.) | 4/0: Peters appeared in four games during his first season on The Hill. He recorded two total tackles – one in the Nov. 1 win over New Mexico State and one in the Nov. 15 victory against Middle Tennessee. HS/Misc.: Peters came to WKU from Westlake High in Atlanta, where he was consid...
The defensive line · Western Kentucky
- Mackavelli Malotumau7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jayden Gray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Rylen Sua-Filo3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Zeiqui Lawton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #54Sekou Peters0 tackles for loss · 2025
20 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology