Player Career

Donovan Peoples-Jones Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMichigan27775.724
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan27775.7240
2018 PostseasonMichigan58174.120.5304
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan58174.120.50
2019 PostseasonMichigan4387518.6-143
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan4387518.60

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

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games