Christian Peterson

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dothan, Ala.
High School:
Westlake
Prev School:
UCF
Major:
Undecided

Mid-year transfer from UCF, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Lettered UCF in 2025 … Played in 97 career games (no starts) … Booked two tackles (one solo) … Returned six kickoffs for 77 yards (12.8 avg.) all in 2024.

2025 (UCF): Appeared in 12 games in a reserve defensive role and member of special teams units.

2024 (UCF): Played in seven games during true freshman season … Recorded two tackles (one solo) against BYU … Returned six kickoffs for 77 yards (12.8 avg.) … In collegiate debut, returned a kickoff for 16 yards against Cincinnati … Returned two at Iowa State for 38 yards with a season-long of 23 … Followed that with two kickoff returns against BYU for 22 yards and another at Arizona State for one yard.

High School: Attended Westlake High School playing under head coach Rico Zackery, East Carolina’s outside linebackers coach … Teammate of current ECU Pirate Rae’mon Mosby at Westlake … Rated four-star prospect by ESPN and 56th player in Georgia by Rivals … Second-team wide receiver on Georgia Region 2-7A team for 2023 … Made 14 tackles, one TFL and two INTs for 20 yards as senior in 2023 … Caught 17 passes for 196 yards and four TDs in 2023 … Helped Westlake to second round of 2023 Georgia 7A playoffs and 9-3 record … Worked at multiple spots in secondary as junior in 2022 for Lions team that went 9-4 in Georgia’s highest classification … Made 18 tackles, got some snaps as wildcat QB and made impact in return game with 311 kickoff return yards … Opened junior season of track and field with 11.54 in 100-meter dash.