Joey Petersen

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Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
255
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Long Grove, Iowa
High School:
North Scott

Awards & Honors
NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2025)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S23, F23, S24, F24, S25)

2024
Played in all 14 games, making 13 starts ... served as Iowa State's fourth captain in one game ... finished fifth on the team with 46 tackles while matching the team high with 6.0 tackles for a loss ... also had two sacks ... recovered a fumble against Kansas State ... had a career-high nine tackles against Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium ... recorded seven tackles and a sack against Texas Tech ... notched two tackles, both for a loss, and one sack against Arkansas State ... had six tackles against No. 15 Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl ... completed career playing in 49 games and making 26 starts ... tallied 103 tackles, 14.5 for a loss and 5.5 sacks in his career ... also had two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble ... finished career with 15 quarterback hurries ... finished career playing in one Big 12 Championship game and three bowl games.

2023
Started all 13 games at defensive end, compiling 39 tackles and tying for the team high with 7.0 stops for a loss ... also notched 2.5 sacks and four quarterback hurries ... had a season-high eight tackles against BYU ... had four tackles and two sacks against Texas ... had five tackles, 2.0 for a loss, against TCU ... recovered a fumble and had three stops against Baylor .... enters senior season with 3.5 career sacks.

2022
Played in 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman, while also seeing time on special teams ... compiled 15 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss ... had three tackles, a sack and forced a fumble against Ohio ... also had three tackles against Oklahoma.

2021
Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams … registered three tackles.

High School
Three-star recruit by the 247Sports composite rankings … the No. 109 weakside defensive end nationally by 247Sports … Quad City Times all-metro defensive captain and IPSWA Class 3A first-team all-state pick as a senior … also a first-team all-stater by the Des Moines Register … 2021 Iowa Shrine Bowl participant ... led school to first state championship with a 9-1 record … had a sack in the state championship win over Harlan (30-6) … finished senior season with 47.5 tackles, 13.0 TFL and 9.0 sacks … his 9.0 sacks ranked second in Class 3A … had 41 tackles and an interception as a junior … also lettered in wrestling, finishing seventh at 195 pounds at the 2021 state tournament … coached by Kevin Tippet.

Personal
Majoring in industrial technology … brother, Zach, was a member of the Iowa State football team from 2018-21 … father, Troy, was a two-time all-Big Eight defensive lineman at Iowa State from 1991-94.