Adam Peters

Frederick Adam Peters (born May 24, 1979) is an American football executive who is the general manager (GM) of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL).

Peters was born on May 24, 1979, in Mountain View, California, growing up in nearby Cupertino.

He attended Monta Vista High School, earning all-conference honors in football (tight end) and baseball (left fielder and first baseman) before graduating in 1997.

He enrolled at West Valley College, a junior college in Saratoga, California, where he also earned all-conference honors as a tight end and team captain before transferring to UCLA in 1999 as a walk-on reserve defensive end.

Peters decided to stop playing football midway through his time at UCLA, citing teammates such as DeShaun Foster as being "bigger, stronger, faster, and better than me in everything".

He graduated with a psychology degree in 2002, working as a graduate assistant in football operations with the Bruins as a way to remain in the sport.

Peters career in scouting began following a visit by New England Patriots executives Scott Pioli and Jason Licht to UCLA in 2002.

Peters, substituting for his boss who was out of town, provided them film and other information on NFL draft prospects from the school.

His NFL career began as a scout in 2003, spending six seasons with the New England Patriots and five with the Denver Broncos before working as a director of college scouting with the latter in the mid-2010s, helping build a roster that won Super Bowl 50 in 2015.

Pioli, impressed by his football acumen, recruited him to join the team in 2003.

Peters was a part of Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX wins with the Patriots during his first two years, working in a department that included future NFL general managers such as Thomas Dimitroff, Bob Quinn, Jon Robinson, and Nick Caserio.

He left for the Denver Broncos upon Patriots assistant Josh McDaniels being named head coach in 2009, working as a regional and national scout prior to being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in July 2014.

He was further promoted to director of college scouting in 2016, with Denver appearing in Super Bowl XLVIII and winning Super Bowl 50 during his tenure with the team.

Peters joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2017, working closely with GM John Lynch first as vice president of player personnel and later as assistant GM prior to being named Commanders GM in 2024.

Regarded as one of the top player evaluators in the NFL, he has been a contributor towards teams that won seven conference championships and three Super Bowls.

Peters is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and played football at West Valley College before earning a psychology degree from UCLA.

In January 2017, Peters was hired as the vice president of player personnel for the San Francisco 49ers.

He was recruited by newly-hired 49ers general manager (GM) John Lynch, who had no prior front office experience but had wanted to work with him after being introduced while attending pre-draft meetings as a guest of the Broncos the previous year.

Peters was promoted to 49ers assistant GM in February 2021, with the team appearing in four NFC Championship Games and Super Bowl LIV and LVIII during his tenure.

He was hired as GM of the Washington Commanders in January 2024, with him leading a search shortly after that selected Dan Quinn as head coach.

He is regarded as one of the top player evaluators in the NFL, assisting in the selection of notable non-first round players such as Chris Harris Jr., Malik Jackson, C. J. Anderson, Justin Simmons, George Kittle, Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenlaw, Talanoa Hufanga, and Brock Purdy.

Peters is married and has two daughters.

He grew up a fan of the 49ers, citing former tight end Brent Jones as inspiration to play the position.