Cam Skattebo — the bruising running back who became a college football icon at Arizona State before entering the NFL — showed up on The Burnt Peanut's Twitch stream on February 23, 2026, to squad up in ARC Raiders. The crossover between professional football and the PvPvE extraction shooter caught viewers off guard, quickly generating clips across TikTok and Reddit.
Quick answer: Skattebo appeared as a scheduled guest on The Burnt Peanut's stream, joining alongside former Apex Legends pro Rogue for a trio session in ARC Raiders.
How the stream played out
The session kicked off with Rogue — a well-known former Apex Legends professional who had previously played Apex with Peanut — jumping into ARC Raiders for what appeared to be his first time with the game. Rogue joked about not knowing how to play and teased bringing in someone who could help, which turned out to be Skattebo joining as the squad's third member. Fans immediately clipped the moment, with TikTok accounts like Burnt Peanut After Dark and bellwetherclips posting highlights of the duo's banter and a tense encounter where the group nearly got wiped by enemy NPCs.
The pairing struck viewers as absurd in the best way. Sports journalist Al Zeidenfeld summed it up on X: "In a sentence I never thought I'd type: Cam Skattebo is about to play ARC Raiders with The Burnt Peanut. I promise that was english."
Scheduled guests, not scripted content
Some viewers on Reddit's r/theburntpeanut community questioned whether the opening minutes of the stream were scripted, given how smoothly Rogue's confusion transitioned into Skattebo's arrival. The consensus among fans and commenters leaned toward the appearance being pre-arranged but the on-stream interactions being genuine. One commenter pointed to a previous incident where streamer Jynxi forgot a scheduled session with Peanut, which reportedly disrupted about nine other streamers' schedules — evidence that guest appearances are coordinated in advance through agents and managers.
Several of these streamers share talent representation, and corporate partnerships with organizations like the NFL and UFC play a role in facilitating these crossover appearances. The actual gameplay and conversations, though, appear to be organic rather than following any kind of script.
Skattebo's growing presence in gaming and entertainment
The ARC Raiders appearance is not Skattebo's first foray into gaming content. He previously appeared on Esfand's Twitch stream in November 2025, playing retail World of Warcraft. Beyond gaming, Skattebo has been branching into acting — Barstool ASU highlighted his on-screen work in a January 2026 Instagram post, noting that "when Cam Skattebo isn't trucking defenders or back flipping, he's acting." He also appeared in EA Sports Madden 26 promotional material around the same time.
For ARC Raiders specifically, the crossover represents the kind of organic celebrity streaming moment that has become increasingly common as extraction shooters compete for attention on Twitch. The game, developed by Embark Studios, has built a sizable streaming community, and high-profile guest appearances help drive viewership spikes and social media engagement.
Why ARC Raiders keeps attracting big-name streamers
ARC Raiders has carved out a niche in the extraction shooter space with its PvPvE format, where squads loot, fight AI enemies, and clash with other players. The game's proximity chat feature and unpredictable encounters make it particularly entertaining for streaming, which is why creators ranging from summit1g to Shroud have spent time with it. Skattebo's appearance fits a broader pattern of athletes and celebrities dropping into popular multiplayer games on established streamers' channels, blurring the line between sports fandom and gaming culture.
Whether Skattebo becomes a regular in the ARC Raiders streaming scene or this was a one-off crossover event remains to be seen. For now, the clips are circulating, and the unlikely pairing of an NFL running back and a Twitch streamer battling through extraction zones gave fans exactly the kind of chaotic, entertaining content that keeps people tuning in.