University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Peters, Otha
Jersey Number 7
Otha Peters
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 228
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Covington, La.
- High School:
- Covington
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
Bio
• 2016 First-Team All-Sun Belt
• 2016 Second-Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2015 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt
• 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team
2016 (Senior)
Second-leading tackler for the Ragin’ Cajuns with 94 stops on the season ... had 11 tackles for loss with two sacks, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, five quarterback pressures and three pass breakups ... recorded a career-high 18 tackles with a sack and New Mexico State (10/1) ... had 10 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss at Tulane (9/24) ... recovered a fumble and returned it 29 yards for a TD at ULM (12/3) ... had six tackles and a 15-yard fumble return against Southern Miss (12/17) ... had seven or more tackles in eight games during the season ... opened the year with eight tackles and 2.0 TFLs against Boise State (9/3) ... had nine tackles in games against South Alabama (9/17) and Arkansas State (11/26) ... posted eight stops against Georgia Southern (11/10).
2015 (Junior)
Third-leading tackler for the Ragin’ Cajuns, recording 68 stops (41 solo) and six tackles for loss … named Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference … added one pass breakup and two quarterback hurries … started in all 12 games at linebacker posting six or more tackles in six games … posted double-digit stops in nationally-televised games at Arkansas State (10/20) and South Alabama (11/12) … made a career-high 13 tackles with a pass breakup at South Alabama … recorded 11 tackles, with one stop for loss at Arkansas State … registered seven tackles at Georgia State (11/7) … recorded six tackles in games against ULM (10/31), New Mexico State (11/21) and Appalachian State (11/28) … made his Ragin’ Cajuns debut with four stops at Kentucky (9/5) … added four stops in the SBC opener against Texas State (10/10) … had a season-high two tackles for loss against NM State.
2014
Sat out the season in order to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule.
2013 (Sophomore - at Arkansas)
Saw action in seven games, registering nine tackles and two pass breakups ... contributed one tackle to Arkansas’ 24-3 victory vs. Southern Miss ... at Rutgers, recorded two tackles and two pass breakups ... to open conference play the following week, made two tackles vs. No. 10 Texas A&M ... recorded a season-high three tackles vs. No. 14 South Carolina ... at No. 1 Alabama, made one tackle ... ended the season with appearances vs. No. 8 Auburn and at No. 15 LSU
2012 (Freshman - at Arkansas)
Appeared in 10 games and started the final three games of his true freshman campaign ... named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after recording 32 tackles, 0.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, and two quarterback hurries ... made a career-high eight tackles and added one quarterback hurry in the first start of his career at No. 12 South Carolina ... matched that same stat line the next week with eight tackles and one quarterback hurry at Mississippi State ... saw action in the season-opening 49-24 win vs. Jacksonville State and vs. No. 1 Alabama before making his first collegiate tackle vs. Rutgers ... made five tackles in a 24-7 victory at Auburn and recorded four tackles vs. Ole Miss ... registered four tackles, 0.5 sack for a loss of three yards, in the 19-15 win vs. Tulsa ... in the season’s final game vs. No. 8 LSU, made two tackles
High School
The Defensive MVP and the National Linebacker of the Year at the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl held at Cowboys Stadium and was a two-time all-district selection at Covington ... ranked as the No. 6 inside linebacker in the country, the No. 4 overall player in Louisiana and the 126th overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, while 247Sports.com ranked him No. 5 overall in the state and the No. 13 outside linebacker in the country ... recorded 153 tackles, including 7.5 sacks, and earned a spot on the Class 5A all-state team as a senior after helping Covington finish the 2011 season 7-4 with an appearance in the state playoffs ... in 2010, he made 104 tackles and helped the Lions reach the state playoffs ... made his varsity debut as a sophomore in 2009 ... was coached at Covington by Malter Schobel.
Personal
Born Feb. 27, 1994 ... is the son of Shelia Peters and the late Otha Peters.
• 2016 Second-Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2015 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt
• 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team
2016 (Senior)
Second-leading tackler for the Ragin’ Cajuns with 94 stops on the season ... had 11 tackles for loss with two sacks, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, five quarterback pressures and three pass breakups ... recorded a career-high 18 tackles with a sack and New Mexico State (10/1) ... had 10 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss at Tulane (9/24) ... recovered a fumble and returned it 29 yards for a TD at ULM (12/3) ... had six tackles and a 15-yard fumble return against Southern Miss (12/17) ... had seven or more tackles in eight games during the season ... opened the year with eight tackles and 2.0 TFLs against Boise State (9/3) ... had nine tackles in games against South Alabama (9/17) and Arkansas State (11/26) ... posted eight stops against Georgia Southern (11/10).
2015 (Junior)
Third-leading tackler for the Ragin’ Cajuns, recording 68 stops (41 solo) and six tackles for loss … named Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference … added one pass breakup and two quarterback hurries … started in all 12 games at linebacker posting six or more tackles in six games … posted double-digit stops in nationally-televised games at Arkansas State (10/20) and South Alabama (11/12) … made a career-high 13 tackles with a pass breakup at South Alabama … recorded 11 tackles, with one stop for loss at Arkansas State … registered seven tackles at Georgia State (11/7) … recorded six tackles in games against ULM (10/31), New Mexico State (11/21) and Appalachian State (11/28) … made his Ragin’ Cajuns debut with four stops at Kentucky (9/5) … added four stops in the SBC opener against Texas State (10/10) … had a season-high two tackles for loss against NM State.
2014
Sat out the season in order to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule.
2013 (Sophomore - at Arkansas)
Saw action in seven games, registering nine tackles and two pass breakups ... contributed one tackle to Arkansas’ 24-3 victory vs. Southern Miss ... at Rutgers, recorded two tackles and two pass breakups ... to open conference play the following week, made two tackles vs. No. 10 Texas A&M ... recorded a season-high three tackles vs. No. 14 South Carolina ... at No. 1 Alabama, made one tackle ... ended the season with appearances vs. No. 8 Auburn and at No. 15 LSU
2012 (Freshman - at Arkansas)
Appeared in 10 games and started the final three games of his true freshman campaign ... named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after recording 32 tackles, 0.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, and two quarterback hurries ... made a career-high eight tackles and added one quarterback hurry in the first start of his career at No. 12 South Carolina ... matched that same stat line the next week with eight tackles and one quarterback hurry at Mississippi State ... saw action in the season-opening 49-24 win vs. Jacksonville State and vs. No. 1 Alabama before making his first collegiate tackle vs. Rutgers ... made five tackles in a 24-7 victory at Auburn and recorded four tackles vs. Ole Miss ... registered four tackles, 0.5 sack for a loss of three yards, in the 19-15 win vs. Tulsa ... in the season’s final game vs. No. 8 LSU, made two tackles
High School
The Defensive MVP and the National Linebacker of the Year at the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl held at Cowboys Stadium and was a two-time all-district selection at Covington ... ranked as the No. 6 inside linebacker in the country, the No. 4 overall player in Louisiana and the 126th overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, while 247Sports.com ranked him No. 5 overall in the state and the No. 13 outside linebacker in the country ... recorded 153 tackles, including 7.5 sacks, and earned a spot on the Class 5A all-state team as a senior after helping Covington finish the 2011 season 7-4 with an appearance in the state playoffs ... in 2010, he made 104 tackles and helped the Lions reach the state playoffs ... made his varsity debut as a sophomore in 2009 ... was coached at Covington by Malter Schobel.
Personal
Born Feb. 27, 1994 ... is the son of Shelia Peters and the late Otha Peters.
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