2025 Football Roster
Peltekian, Nick
Jersey Number 3
Nick Peltekian
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mahwah, N.J.
- High School:
- Deerfield Academy
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
Why Lehigh?: “I always knew about Lehigh growing up because of their top academics and great athletics. I loved everything about the recruiting process including each student athlete, the coaches, and campus. then when I visited, I knew I wanted to call this place home.”
As a junior (2024): First team All-Patriot League defensive back… second team All-Patriot League return specialist… appeared in all 13 games, with 12 starts at safety… led team with four interceptions… ranked third on team with 74 tackles… had career-high 15 tackles at Army (8/30)… intercepted two passes, including 27-yard return touchdown against Wagner (9/7)… named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9… also picked off passes against Georgetown (11/2) and Lafayette (11/23)… had forced fumble and fumble recovery against Bucknell (9/28)… season-long 23-yard punt return at Idaho (12/7).
As a sophomore (2023): Second team All-Patriot League… started all 11 games at safety… led Lehigh with 91 tackles… took over midseason as Lehigh’s punt returner… had 57 yard punt return touchdown at Bucknell (10/21)… named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 23… had four games with double digit tackles… made 11 tackles and had key forced fumble at Dartmouth (9/23)… had 13 tackles and three tackles for loss against Georgetown (10/14)… season-high 14 tackles at Colgate (11/11).
As a first-year (2022): Missed entire season due to injury.
In high school: 2021 first team All-Northeast Prep Football Conference… honorable mention NEPSAC Class A… took postgraduate year after high school career at Mahwah High School… first team All-North Jersey and All-Bergen County in 2020… three-time All-North Jersey Super Football Conference… Bergen Record Athlete of the Week… also lettered in basketball where he was four-time all-league and amassed nearly 2,000 points… two-time all-county and 2021 all-North Jersey.
Personal: Son of Paul and Zovig Peltekian… older brothers Mike and Alec.
CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE)
Tackles
Punt Returns
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 15, at Army West Point, 8/30/24
Tackles for loss: 3.0, vs. Georgetown, 10/14/23
Interceptions: 2, vs. Wagner, 9/7/24
Punt returns: 4, vs. Fordham, 10/26/24
Punt return yards: 82, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
Punt return TDs: 1, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
Long punt return: 57 yards, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
As a junior (2024): First team All-Patriot League defensive back… second team All-Patriot League return specialist… appeared in all 13 games, with 12 starts at safety… led team with four interceptions… ranked third on team with 74 tackles… had career-high 15 tackles at Army (8/30)… intercepted two passes, including 27-yard return touchdown against Wagner (9/7)… named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9… also picked off passes against Georgetown (11/2) and Lafayette (11/23)… had forced fumble and fumble recovery against Bucknell (9/28)… season-long 23-yard punt return at Idaho (12/7).
As a sophomore (2023): Second team All-Patriot League… started all 11 games at safety… led Lehigh with 91 tackles… took over midseason as Lehigh’s punt returner… had 57 yard punt return touchdown at Bucknell (10/21)… named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 23… had four games with double digit tackles… made 11 tackles and had key forced fumble at Dartmouth (9/23)… had 13 tackles and three tackles for loss against Georgetown (10/14)… season-high 14 tackles at Colgate (11/11).
As a first-year (2022): Missed entire season due to injury.
In high school: 2021 first team All-Northeast Prep Football Conference… honorable mention NEPSAC Class A… took postgraduate year after high school career at Mahwah High School… first team All-North Jersey and All-Bergen County in 2020… three-time All-North Jersey Super Football Conference… Bergen Record Athlete of the Week… also lettered in basketball where he was four-time all-league and amassed nearly 2,000 points… two-time all-county and 2021 all-North Jersey.
Personal: Son of Paul and Zovig Peltekian… older brothers Mike and Alec.
CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE)
Tackles
| Year | G | UA | A | Tot | TFL | INT |
| 2023 | 11 | 68 | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Total | 24 | 102 | 63 | 165 | 4.0 | 4 |
Punt Returns
| Year | G | Ret. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 | 169 | 21.3 | 1 | 57 |
| 2024 | 13 | 20 | 125 | 6.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 24 | 28 | 294 | 10.5 | 1 | 57 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 15, at Army West Point, 8/30/24
Tackles for loss: 3.0, vs. Georgetown, 10/14/23
Interceptions: 2, vs. Wagner, 9/7/24
Punt returns: 4, vs. Fordham, 10/26/24
Punt return yards: 82, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
Punt return TDs: 1, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
Long punt return: 57 yards, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
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