Domata Peko Jr.

Houston

Nov 13 (Fri)

8:15 PM

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Class:
Fourth
Hometown:
Calabasas, Calif.
High School:
Calabasas
Prev School:
Ventura College
Major:
Psychology

AT COLORADO

2026: Has played in three games.

Game by game:

vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): played, Colorado debut.
at Oklahoma State (Oct. 24, L 24-57): played.
vs. Kansas State (Oct. 31, W 27-24 OT): played.

JUNIOR COLLEGE RANKINGS

A four-star junior college prospect by ESPN, which ranked him the No. 5 junior college player and the top edge defender in the nation. Rivals had him as the No. 11 junior college player, the No. 1 edge and No. 6 from California; 247Sports No. 10 nationally, the No. 2 edge and No. 5 in California; the 247Sports Composite No. 5 nationally, the No. 1 edge and No. 2 in California; the Rivals Industry Ranking No. 5 nationally, the No. 1 edge and No. 2 in California (as of Dec. 1, 2025).

AT VENTURA COLLEGE (2025)

2025 (Third-Year): Played one season for head coach Steve Mooshagian and had 16 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A consensus three-star high school prospect. Rivals rated him an 85, the No. 130 athlete in the class and the No. 124 player from California; 247Sports rated him an 86, the No. 110 athlete and No. 128 in California. The 247Sports Composite had him No. 1,762 nationally, the No. 150 athlete and No. 160 in California, and the Rivals Industry Ranking listed him No. 1,699 nationally, the No. 129 athlete and No. 156 in California.

AT CALABASAS HIGH SCHOOL

Played four seasons of varsity football for head coach Cary Harris and was all-league and all-county as both a tight end and an edge defender. As a senior, had 39 tackles, 15 for loss, nine sacks, nine pass breakups and a forced fumble on defense and 24 receptions for 388 yards and four touchdowns on offense. Also played soccer.

PERSONAL

Son of Anna and Domata Peko; has two brothers, Joseph and Samson. His father played 15 seasons in the NFL, his uncle Tupe Peko was an NFL guard for four seasons, his cousin Kyle Peko is an NFL defensive tackle and his uncle Rey Maualuga played eight seasons as an NFL linebacker. Enjoys painting.