Gabe Peterson
Awards 2025 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA First Team 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA First Team 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA Fourth Team Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 20, 2023) 2022 (Freshman) Played in 12 games for the Crimson & White, making a pair of starts against UTEP (9/10) and Hawai’i (9/24)… Totaled 17 tackles on the season, with three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks… Posted a season-best three tackles against UTEP… Recorded the first sack of his career in a home win over Lamar (11/12)… Followed up with a sack and a pair of tackles for loss in the home finale against Valparaiso. High School Attended Blue Valley Northwest HS in Olathe, Kansas ... Played three seasons on the Varisty team, amassing 30 solo tackles, 62 total tackles and 7.0 tackles for loss ... totaled 6.0 sacks in junior and senior seasons Personal Son of Ben and Amy Peterson ... Father played football at Pittsburg State ... Majoring in Business Managment.
- TransferredPortal · 8/1/26, 9:26 AMGabe Peterson (DE) officially transferred from Utah State University to New Mexico State University
- CommittedUpNext · 1/6/25, 3:44 PMGabe Peterson (DE) committed to New Mexico State University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State University | 3 | 2 | 148 | Elite | 13 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State University | 11 | 9 | 442 | -- | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2024 |  Utah State University | 4 | 1 | 18 | -- | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State University | 15 | 11 | -- | High | 55 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State University | 12 | 2 | 228 | Med. | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 2.0 |
| Career | 45 | 25 | 836 | Elite | 121 | 55 | 20 | 74 | 8.0 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026