Jabrill Peppers

PERSONAL

• Has played in 99 games (85 starts) over his eight-year NFL career (Cleveland 2017-18; N.Y. Giants 2019-21; New England 2022-24)
• Has registered 494 tackles (322 solo), 35 passes defensed, seven interceptions, 30 tackles for loss, seven fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles, 15 quarterback hits and 5.5 sacks
• Three-time team captain (2024, 2021, 2020)
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2017 (vs. Pittsburgh)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2017 (vs. Pittsburgh)

PERSONAL

• Has played in 99 games (85 starts) over his eight-year NFL career (Cleveland 2017-18; N.Y. Giants 2019-21; New England 2022-24)
• Has registered 494 tackles (322 solo), 35 passes defensed, seven interceptions, 30 tackles for loss, seven fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles, 15 quarterback hits and 5.5 sacks
• Three-time team captain (2024, 2021, 2020)
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2017 (vs. Pittsburgh)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2017 (vs. Pittsburgh)

2024 (PATRIOTS)

• Played in six regular-season games (six starts)
• Named a team captain for the third time in his career and first time in New England
• Started at safety in the season opener at Cincinnati (9/8), registering six tackles, second-most on the team, in the 16-10 win
• Recorded the defense's first interception of the season when he picked off QB Brock Purdy in the end zone on a pass intended for WR Brandon Aiyuk in the fourth quarter at San Francisco (9/29); shared the team-lead in tackles with LB Raekwon McMillan with seven tackles (three solo) and added two passes defensed
• Inactive vs. Miami (10/6) due to injury
• Returned to action vs. Indianapolis (12/1) and started at safety, finishing with a team-high 10 tackles, his fifth career 10-tackle game and his first with the Patriots
• Finished with seven tackles (four solo) at Arizona (12/15)
• Inactive at Buffalo (12/22) and vs. the L.A. Chargers (12/28) due to injury
• Placed on Reserve/Injured List on Jan. 4, 2025

2023 (PATRIOTS)

• Played in 15 regular-season games (15 starts)
• Registered 75 tackles (50 solo), 1.0 sack, two interceptions, two quarterback hits, five tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, eight passes defensed and three tackles on special teams
• Returned four punts for 26 yards (6.5 avg.)
• Inactive for two games due to injury, at Denver (12/24) and at Buffalo (12/31)
• Recorded six tackles (three solo), one pass defensed and a crucial forced fumble that was recovered by CB Marcus Jones late in the fourth quarter to give the offense a chance to take the lead vs. Philadelphia (9/10)
• Led the Patriots defense in tackles with seven (six solo) at N.Y. Jets (10/24); added one pass defensed and returned a punt 18 yards
• Registered a team-high seven tackles at Las Vegas (10/15) and collected two passes defensed
• Intercepted Buffalo QB Josh Allen on the Bills first play from scrimmage vs. Buffalo (10/22) to set up the Patriots in Bills territory, which would lead to a touchdown and a 10-0 lead in a 29-25 win
• Recorded a sack in the first quarter at N.Y. Giants (11/26), his first sack as a member of the Patriots and his first since vs. Carolina on Oct. 24, 2021 at MetLife Stadium when he played for the N.Y. Giants
• Intercepted QB Mitch Trubisky at Pittsburgh (12/7) in the second quarter and returned the pick 32 yards to the Pittsburgh 27-yard line (turnover helped set up QB Bailey Zappe's eight-yard TD pass to TE Hunter Henry in a 21-18 win).

2022 (PATRIOTS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (five starts)
• Recorded 52 tackles (29 solo), one fumble recovery that he returned 12 yards and eight tackles on special teams
• Started four games in the nickel defense and one at safety
• Saw significant action at safety in the second half at Pittsburgh (9/18) after Kyle Dugger left with the game with a knee injury
• Made his first start as a member of the Patriots in the home opener vs. Baltimore (9/25); recorded six tackles (five solo) and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter
• Started the game in the nickel defense and led the team in tackles with seven (five solo) at N.Y. Jets (10/30)
• Started in the game vs. N.Y. Jets (11/20); part of the defensive unit that held the Jets to just 103 total yards, the third-fewest yards allowed in Patriots history, only two total yards in the second half, the fewest ever allowed in a half in Patriots history, only six first touchdowns and no touchdowns

2021 (GIANTS)

• Played in six regular-season games (five starts)
• Spent most the season on the Reserve/Injured List
• Started four games as a defensive back in the nickel defense and one game at strong safety
• Finished the season with 29 tackles, 1.0 sack and one pass defensed; also returned nine punts for 58 yards

2020 (GIANTS)

• Played in 15 regular-season games (14 starts)
• Registered a career-high 89 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one interception, 11 passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two tackles on special teams; also returned 15 punts for 187 yards for a career-high 12.5-yard average
• Missed the game at the L.A. Rams (10/4) due to injury
• Elected one of the Giants team captains
• Intercepted a QB Alex Smith pass at Washington (11/8)

2019 (GIANTS)

• Played in 11 regular-season games (11 starts)
• Finished second on the team with 76 tackles, one interception that he returned 32 yards for a TD, five passes defensed, three forced fumbles, four punt returns for 49 yards and one kickoff return for 23 yards
• Suffered a knee injury during a kickoff return at Chicago (11/24) and was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season
• Scored the Giants' first defensive TD of the season when he intercepted a QB Dwayne Haskins pass and returned it 32 yards for a TD vs. Washington (9/29)

2018 (BROWNS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (16 starts)
• Registered 77 tackles, 1.0 sack, one interception, five passes defensed, three fumble recoveries, 25 punts returned for 219 yards, 19 kicks returned for 408 yards and two tackles on special teams
• Intercepted a QB Case Keenum pass in the end zone and sacked Keenum on a fourth-down play to clinch a victory at Denver (12/15)

2017 (BROWNS)

• Played in 13 regular-season games (13 starts)
• Registered 57 tackles, one interception, three passes defensed, one fumble recovery, 30 punt returns for 180 yards, 14 kickoffs for 318 yards and one tackle on special teams
• Inactive for the games vs. Tennessee (10/22) and vs. Minnesota (10/29) due to an injury and then missed the game vs. Green Bay (12/10) due to injury
• Picked up his first career interception when he picked off QB Landry Jones at Pittsburgh (12/31)

COLLEGE

• Played in 27 games (24 starts) at Michigan, where he played defense, offense and special teams
• Totaled 123 tackles and one interception on defense
• Rushed 45 times for 268 yards and caught 10 passes for 82 yards
• 2016 consensus first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist
• First player in Big Ten history to win three individual awards in a single season: Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year
• Played 15 different offense, defense and special teams positions
• Named the 2016 Bo Schembechker Award winner, given to Michigan's team MVP

PERSONAL

• Was enrolled in Michigan's college of literature, science and arts
• Native of East Orange, N.J.
• Credits his mother, Ivory Bryant, as the person who influenced him the most, as well as his late older brother, Don Curtis, who was fatally shot at age 20 in 2010
• Attended Paramus Catholic High School in Paramus, N.J.
• Previously attended Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J. where he helped the team earn state championships in 2010 and 2011 as a starting defensive back
• Writes poetry and his own music