Patrick
Peterson.
Patrick
Peterson.
LSU· 6'0"· 219 lb· 4.31s 40
Patrick Peterson is a physical, big-bodied cornerback ideally suited for a Cover-3 match or Cover-1 press scheme that emphasizes strong perimeter play and allows him to use his athletic gifts.
Immediate starter as a perimeter press-man corner, with a ceiling to be a Pro Bowl lockdown defender.
A passive zone scheme that doesn't allow him to be aggressive at the line of scrimmage.
Peterson's rare combination of size, speed, and physicality makes him a versatile weapon in schemes that prioritize dominant boundary coverage.
Selected #5 overall in Round 1 of the 2011 NFL Draft by Arizona Cardinals out of LSU.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.31sp50
- Vertical
- 38inp50
- Broad jump
- 126inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.58sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.07sp50
- Bench
- 15repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LSU | 13 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | LSU | 13 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | LSU | 13 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 39 | 135 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Played for the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He is a multi-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro cornerback, also contributing as a punt returner. Still an active player.
Data note: Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.