Darryl Peterson III

Linebacker, Los Angeles Rams · #59.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Rams
Position: Linebacker
Number: 59
Born: Sep 16, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Akron, OH, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 260 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ PHI	W 24-20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Darryl Peterson III (born September 13, 2003) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Darryl Peterson III, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Peterson III was born on September 13, 2003 in Akron, Ohio. He attended Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, and committed to play college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.

College career

In five seasons at Wisconsin from 2021 to 2025, Peterson III appeared in 53 games and was a two-year starter, totaling 139 tackles with 24.5 going for a loss, 14 sacks, and seven pass deflections. After the 2025 season, he declared for the NFL draft.