No. 96 – Detroit Lions | |||||||
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | La Habra, California, U.S. | July 23, 1993||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | La Habra (La Habra, California) | ||||||
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Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Practice Squad | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Kyle Peko (born July 23, 1993) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cerritos College and Oregon State. Peko signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL draft.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 298 lb (135 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 5.13 s | 1.80 s | 2.97 s | 4.50 s | 7.30 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 31 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [1] [2] |
On May 3, 2016, Peko signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL draft. [3] On September 20, he was released by the Broncos, and re-signed to the practice squad on September 22. [4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28. [6]
During the 2017 season, Peko was involved in multiple transactions; he was signed and released five times. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
On September 1, 2018, Peko was waived by the Broncos and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He was released on September 11. [14]
On September 12, 2018, Peko was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. [15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on December 31. [16]
On August 31, 2019, Peko was waived by the Bills and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [17] [18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 24, [19] and was waived on November 2. [20]
On November 4, 2019, Peko was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts, but was waived five days later and re-signed to the practice squad. [21] [22]
On December 14, 2019, Peko was signed by the Broncos off the Colts' practice squad. [23] On July 28, 2020, Peko announced he was opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [24]
He was released after the season on February 18, 2021. [25]
On July 26, 2021, Peko signed with the Tennessee Titans. [26] He was placed on injured reserve on August 26. [27] He was released on September 6, and re-signed to the practice squad on October 13. [28] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17. [29]
Peko put up 1.0 sack in each of the last two games of the season, the only sacks in his career to date. He also put up the only forced fumble in his career in the first of those last two games, a 34–3 win against the Miami Dolphins.
On March 22, 2022, Peko signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. [30] He was released on August 30, [31] and re-signed to the practice squad on September 5. [32] On September 13, Peko was released from the practice squad [33] and re-signed on October 26. [34] On December 6, Peko was signed to the Raiders' active roster. [35]
On July 25, 2023, Peko re-signed with the Raiders. [36] He was released on August 13. [37]
On August 14, 2023, Peko signed with the Titans. [38] He was released on August 29 and re-signed to the practice squad. [39] [40] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19. [41]
In Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts, Peko put on a season-best performance with 2 QB hits and 1 pass defensed against quarterback Gardner Minshew; the Titans lost 31–28 in overtime.
Peko was placed on injured reserve on December 13, where he remained the rest of the season. [42]
On May 7, 2024, Peko signed with the Detroit Lions. [43]
Peko is the younger cousin of nose tackle Domata Peko, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2006; the two became teammates on the Denver Broncos in 2017.
In 2019, Peko's wife, Giuliana, was diagnosed with cancer, specifically stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Kyle was excused for the first day of Bills' training camp. [44] Peko later announced that her treatment was successful and she was cancer-free. [45] They have two children together. [46]
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