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• Played 15 different positions: , free safety, strong safety, , nickel cornerback, , , , slot receiver, punt returner, kick returner, gunner and hold up • First player in the history of the Big Ten to be named Special Teams Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week in the same week (following 204 all-purpose yards and nine tackle, 3.5 TFL efforts against Colorado) • Named to the Award honor roll a record six times this season in 11 weeks • Selected as the Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week twice this year (Colorado and Michigan State) and is a semifinalist for the award • With all-purpose yardage, averages 12.2 yards each time he touches the ball (23 rushes, 2 receptions, 20 punt returns, 9 kickoff returns)

Defense • Leader on Michigan’s top-rated defense that lists No. 1 in six categories – scoring defense, total defense, pass defense, third down defense, tackles for loss and first downs allowed • Helps lead a defense that lists in the top 12 nationally in all 11 defensive categories • Team’s second-leading tackler with a career-best 63 stops, 16.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and one forced this season • An average of 1.45 tackles for loss per game • Scooped up a fumble and raced for a defensive two-point conversion at Michigan State • Also made eight tackles, two TFLs and sack on fourth down that stopped a late drive against Michigan State • Tallied a season-high 11 tackles, 4 TFLs and an assisted sack against UCF • Recorded nine stops, 3.5 TFLs and one sack vs. Colorado • Made five tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup against Indiana

Offense • Scored on a three-yard run against Michigan State and added 24 yards on five carries in the contest • Gained 74 rushing yards at Rutgers, including runs of seven and four yards; had a 63- yard career long run against the Scarlet Knights • Averages 7.1 yards per carry, which ranks No. 2 among Michigan ball carriers with at least 20 carries

Special Teams • Ranks No. 1 nationally with 305 punt for an average of 15.3 yards per return (No. 4, NCAA) • Has nine kickoffs returns for 216 yards (24.0-yard avg.), ranked No. 2 in the nation

Awards Candidate semifinalist Award semifinalist Award semifinalist Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist Walter Camp Player of the Year candidate candidate Trophy candidate 2016 Preseason All-American selection

What They are Saying about Jabrill Peppers

• “We could put him on the offensive line and he wouldn’t say ‘Oh (no), I’m playing center?’ He’d say, ‘Okay, teach me the blocks.’”

Linebackers and Special Teams Coach Chris Partridge -- September 21, 2016

• “I can’t think of another player like Jabrill. I know there is not another player I’ve coached like him. He’s a special type of athlete -- a special football player.”

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Head Football Coach -- September 19, 2016

• “That's Jabrill’s thing; give him more, give him more. He's going to study it. He's going to spend the time. He's going to (work). He's going to embrace any role we give him.”

Linebackers and Special Teams Coach Chris Partridge -- September 21, 2016

• “He's special and he defies common sense. He defies logic, at times, on many of the plays everybody sees when they see the punt return or they see (him) breaking tackles on the kickoff return and the plays he makes on offense or the big hits on defense." – Jim Harbaugh after the Colorado Game

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh -- September 17, 2016

• "This year, he really jumps out on tape. It jumps out on tape how physical he is and how fast he is on defense, and then his playmaking ability on special teams and sometimes on offense as well. I think you do have to be aware of where Peppers is."

Penn State Head Coach James Franklin -- Week of September 24, 2016

• “He’s all over the place. We call those type of guys game-wreckers. We need to make sure they don’t come in and wreck the game.”

Penn State Wide Receiver DaeSean Hamilton -- Week of September 24, 2016 • “He’s an athletic freak. He’s a great player; you obviously have awareness for where the great players are on the other team are and you want to know where they’re at on every play.”

Penn State Quarterback Trace McSorley -- Week of September 24, 2016

• "Jabrill Peppers proved that he was the best player today in this game. We don't win that (Colorado) game without Jabrill Peppers… I feel great with the ball in his hands. He is a dynamic player. He made the difference. I think Jabrill was by far the best guy out there in all phases."

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh -- September 17, 2016

• “He’s the best athlete pound-for-pound in college, probably in any sport. He’s a freak.”

Michigan Quarterback Wilton Speight -- September 19, 2016

• “He’s so good at it but fortunately, most of the time, he wasn’t taking any hits. He was just so much faster, so athletic and so fast, it was really, really impressive. If there’s a better player in the country, I don’t know who it is. To be able to coach a guy like Jabrill Peppers is a real joy. And there’s so much more .There’s nothing he can’t do. It’s the darndest thing I’ve ever seen. In my humble opinion, you’re looking at a Heisman Trophy winner and candidate.”

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh -- October 8th, 2016

• “He can do it all. He’s obviously got good size, freakish athletic ability (and) good ball skills. He’s tough, not afraid to hit you. When he’s on offense, runs the ball—runs it hard. He can make you miss, run through you. In my years of coaching, he’s as good as there is.”

Rutgers Head Football Coach Chris Ash -- Week of October 8, 2016

• “Fantastic player. Can’t say enough about him. You look at his return ability and that says enough about his speed and explosiveness, but that kid also is all over the field. He’s an incredible blitz threat for those guys.”

Rutgers Offensive Coordinator Drew Mehringer -- Week of October 8, 2016