Jason Peter
Photo: William D. Moss, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive line, Nebraska, 1994–⁠97

Jason Peter

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Jason Peter played defensive line at Nebraska (1994–⁠97). He was a consensus All‑American in 1997. The Carolina Panthers took Peter in the first round, No. 14 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1997
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big 12
Drafted
No. 14
Overall, 1998 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1994, 1995 and 1997; Big Eight champions, 1994 and 1995; Big 12 champions, 1997

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonTeamTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotSoloAstTFLSacksIntYdsTDPDFFFR
1994Fr82610000200
1995So33112250000110
1996Jr61194211.54.5000311
1997Sr672839157000420
Career1696010932.511.50001041

From the college statistics table in Peter’s Wikipedia article (Jason Peter, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 1998
Height6′5″
Weight274 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size10⅛″

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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