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2024 Football Roster

Profile

  • DE
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Overland Park, Kansas
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 255
    Weight
  • Blue Valley Northwest HS/New Mexico State
    High School
Gabe Peterson
#11
Gabe Peterson
DE
Position
Junior
Class
Overland Park, Kansas
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

HONORS
Academic All-Mountain West (2024); Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (11/18/23); Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2023).

CAREER NOTES
Played in 31 career games with 15 starts at New Mexico State (2022-23) and Utah State (2024) … recorded 78 tackles (40 solo), which included 6.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one fumble recovery and one blocked extra point.

2024 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Played in four of the first five games with one start before missing the remainder of the year to injury … finished the season with six tackles (1 solo), which included 0.5 sacks and 1.0 tackles for loss … started his only game of the season against No. 12 Utah (9/14) and posted a season high four tackles, including 0.5 sacks and 1.0 tackles for loss … had one tackle against Robert Morris (8/31) and one tackle at No. 13 USC (9/7) … earned academic All-Mountain West honors.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent two seasons at New Mexico State (2022-23) as he appeared in 27 games with 14 starts … recorded 72 total tackles, which included 5.5 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss, while adding one forced fumble, two blocked kicks and six quarterback hurries … played in all 15 games with 12 starts during his sophomore season in 2023, as he helped the Aggies to a 10-5 record, including a 7-1 mark in Conference USA as it played in the league’s championship game, and an appearance in the New Mexico Bowl … finished the year with 55 tackles, which included 3.5 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss, while adding two blocked kicks and a fumble recovery … had a career high nine tackles against Jacksonville State (11/25), which included a career-high-tying 1.0 sacks and a career-high-tying 2.0 tackles for loss … Had a career best 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss as part of his six total tackles in 31-10 win at Auburn (11/18), as he was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week … recovered a fumble and blocked an extra point at Louisiana Tech (10/24) … blocked an extra point at Liberty (9/9) … had a career high three quarterback hurries against Western Illinois (9/2) … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … appeared in 12 games with two starts as a true freshman in 2022 and finished the year with 17 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss … had a season high three tackles at UTEP (9/10) … posted a career high 1.0 sacks against Lamar (11/12) and Valparaiso (12/3) … had a career high 2.0 tackles for loss against the Crusaders.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Olathe, Kansas … totaled 62 tackles and 7.0 tackles for loss during his three seasons.

PERSONAL
Son of Ben and Amy Peterson … dad played football at Pittsburg State … majoring in business management.

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