Domata Peko enters his third year of coaching after spending 15 seasons playing in the NFL.
Peko was the defensive line coach for the University of Colorado in 2025. He also spent the 2024 season as a defensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys, working with Coach Mike McCarthy during that time.
Peko was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth-round of the 2006 NFL Draft, the 123rd overall pick.
He appeared in 214 career games, starting 194. He finished his career with 616 tackles, 321 of them solo stops, 20 sacks, 47 tackles for a loss and 14 passes defensed.
Peko spent 11 of his 15 seasons in the NFL with the Bengals (2006-16), starting 156 of the 171 games he appeared in. He recorded 517 tackles, 264 of them solo stops, 18.5 sacks and 39 tackles for a loss during his time in Cincinnati.
Peko spent two seasons with the Denver Broncos (2017-18), where he started all 30 games he appeared in, and recorded 1.5 sacks.
Peko finished out his playing career playing one season with the Baltimore Ravens (2019) where he appeared in seven games, with three starts, and one season with the Arizona Cardinals (2020), appearing in six games with five starts.
Peko spent two seasons at the College of the Canyons (2002-03), before transferring to Michigan State (2004-05).
