Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Michigan
Jabrill Peppers
LB • 6'1" • East Orange, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jabrill Peppers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Jabrill Peppers built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a linebacker from East Orange, NJ wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Jabrill Peppers' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 25
- Overall
- No. 25
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Jabrill Peppers, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan. Jabrill Peppers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 7
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Jabrill Peppers Michigan Highlights
2016 · Michigan · Player Highlight
Jabrill Peppers college highlights at Michigan.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jabrill Peppers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Paramus Catholic · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Paramus Catholic · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 25 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · LB 177th (top 18%) · Big Ten 36th (top 6%) · National 301st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 72 | 13.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 72.8 |
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Jabrill Peppers played LB for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jabrill Peppers recorded 239 rushing yards, 82 receiving yards, and 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan paired 26.5 primary output with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
10.4
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 3. UCF: 4.5. Colorado: 5.5. Penn State: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 1.5. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 3. Maryland: 3. Iowa: 1. Indiana: 3. Ohio State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 8 by 63.3. UCF: 11 by 90.8. Colorado: 9 by 87.5. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 3 by 27.5. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 7 by 59.2. Maryland: 6 by 55. Iowa: 6 by 35. Indiana: 5 by 50.8. Ohio State: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 10 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
90.8 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ohio State | L 27-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 20-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Iowa | L 13-14 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 59-3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 32-23 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Illinois | W 41-8 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Rutgers | W 78-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Wisconsin | W 14-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Penn State | W 49-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 45-28 | 9 | 6 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs UCF10+ tackles · Splash game | W 51-14 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 63-3 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jabrill Peppers story
Jabrill Peppers built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a linebacker from East Orange, NJ wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Jabrill Peppers' career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jabrill Peppers' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 239 rushing yards, 82 receiving yards, and 993 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Jabrill Peppers moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 26.5 | 46.7 | 10.4 | 26.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 3 · W 45-28
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs UCF
Week 2 · W 51-14
4.5
Havoc Plays
90.9 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 63-3
3
Havoc Plays
72.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 9 · W 32-23 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 10 · W 59-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan
26.5 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage
72.8
#2
2014 Regular Season · Michigan
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Michigan
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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