Shaun Peterson Jr.
Shaun Peterson Jr.
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Shaun Peterson Jr. has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UCF | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 28 | 15 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 24 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | 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 2023 production profile sits closest to Raymond Cutts’s 2023 season.
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