Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Michigan
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR • 6'2" • 208 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Donovan Peoples-Jones reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Donovan Peoples-Jones built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Detroit, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Donovan Peoples-Jones' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 187
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan. Donovan Peoples-Jones reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,296
- Receptions
- 101
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Donovan Peoples-Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,296
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Cass Technical · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 6 · Pick 8 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 438 receiving yards · WR 257th (top 26%) · Big Ten 28th (top 13%) · National 291st (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 16 | 219 | 2 | 57.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 75.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 39 | 541 | 9 | 75.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 69.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 33 | 404 | 6 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Donovan Peoples-Jones played WR for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Donovan Peoples-Jones recorded 87 rushing yards, 1,296 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Michigan paired 581 primary output with 74.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 75 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Michigan
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
39.8
Efficiency
75
Usage
18.6
Consistency
66.9
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 34. Wisconsin: 5. Rutgers: 62. Iowa: 26. Illinois: 36. Penn State: 46. Notre Dame: 28. Maryland: 11. Michigan State: 48. Indiana: 73. Ohio State: 69
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 1 by 100. Wisconsin: 1 by 33.3. Rutgers: 4 by 100. Iowa: 4 by 43.3. Illinois: 3 by 80. Penn State: 5 by 61.3. Notre Dame: 2 by 93.3. Maryland: 2 by 36.7. Michigan State: 4 by 80. Indiana: 5 by 97.3. Ohio State: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins40.6 · Games = 7 · +2.1 vs Losses
Losses38.5 · Games = 4 · -2.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | @ Alabama | L 16-35 | — | 1 | 34 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Ohio State | L 27-56 | — | 3 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Indiana | W 39-14 | — | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Michigan State | W 44-10 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Maryland | W 38-7 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Notre Dame | W 45-14 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Penn State | L 21-28 | — | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Illinois | W 42-25 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Iowa | W 10-3 | — | 4 | 26 | 3.4 | 6.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Rutgers | W 52-0 | — | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-35 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Player Story
Donovan Peoples-Jones story
Donovan Peoples-Jones built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Detroit, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Donovan Peoples-Jones' career was his receiving role: 101 catches, 1,296 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 87 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 87 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 743 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Donovan Peoples-Jones 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
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 277 | 75.7 | 24 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 277 | 75.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 581 | 74.1 | 20.5 | 304 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 581 | 74.1 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 438 | 75 | 18.6 | -143 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 438 | 75 | 18.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wisconsin
Week 12 · L 10-24 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
64
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs SMU
Week 3 · W 45-20
90
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 11 · W 42-7 · Conference game
83
Receiving Yards
95 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 13 · W 39-14 · Conference game
73
Receiving Yards
93.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 5 · W 52-0 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Michigan
581 primary output · 74.1 efficiency · 20.5 usage
75.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan
75.9
581 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 20.5 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Michigan
69.8
438 primary · 75 efficiency · 18.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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