Sam Peters
TE · Senior
6'4" · 250 lbs · Offense
Background
- Hometown
- Maple Grove, Minn.
- High school
- Maple Grove
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8597 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1128
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
• SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in one game • made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Northwestern State.
2024tap to read
• FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see any game action.
2023tap to read
Redshirted • did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Maple Grove High School in Maple Grove, Minn. • wore No. 4 for the Crimson • as a senior, dealt with injuries for much of the season, but still helped lead Maple Grove to the 2022 6A state championship • named to 2022 KARE 11 Preseason All-Metro Team • as a junior, caught nine passes for 294 yards (32.7 yards per catch) and four touchdowns • coached by Matt Lombardi • rated a consensus three-star prospect • ranked as the No. 22 tight end in the country and the third-ranked player in the state of Minnesota by ESPN. PERSONAL: Son of Sherrie and Steve Peters • has two sisters (Maddie and Ashlyn) • cousin, Matt Manternach, competed in track and field at Iowa • cousin, Jordan Cotton, played college football at Iowa • cousin, Darian Cotton, played college football at Iowa State.
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HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024)
2025: •
SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in one game • made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Northwestern State.
2024: •
FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see any game action.
2023: Redshirted • did not see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Maple Grove High School in Maple Grove, Minn. • wore No. 4 for the Crimson • as a senior, dealt with injuries for much of the season, but still helped lead Maple Grove to the 2022 6A state championship • named to 2022 KARE 11 Preseason All-Metro Team • as a junior, caught nine passes for 294 yards (32.7 yards per catch) and four touchdowns • coached by Matt Lombardi • rated a consensus three-star prospect • ranked as the No. 22 tight end in the country and the third-ranked player in the state of Minnesota by ESPN.
PERSONAL: Son of Sherrie and Steve Peters • has two sisters (Maddie and Ashlyn) • cousin, Matt Manternach, competed in track and field at Iowa • cousin, Jordan Cotton, played college football at Iowa • cousin, Darian Cotton, played college football at Iowa State.