Donovan Peoples-Jones

Donovan Peoples-Jones
Jones in 2017
Michigan Wolverines – No. 9
Position Wide receiver, return specialist
Class Sophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-19) February 19, 1999
Detroit, Michigan
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Freshman All-American (2017)

Donovan Peoples-Jones (born February 19, 1999), also known as "DPJ",[1][2] is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Michigan Wolverines.

Early life

Peoples-Jones was born in Detroit in 1999, the son of Roz Peoples and Eddie Jones. He attended Cass Technical High School where he was a five-star recruit and rated as the best wide receiver recruit from the State of Michigan since Charles Rogers in 2000.[3][4] On December 15, 2016, he committed to play for the University of Michigan in a nationally televised press conference on ESPN2.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR		 Detroit, Michigan Cass Technical High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 4.45 Dec 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 12  247Sports: 26  ESPN: 22
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

    Playing career

    He enrolled early in January 2017. After watching People-Jones and fellow freshman Tarik Black in spring practice, offensive lineman Mason Cole predicted the pair were "going to be unbelievable."[6]

    On September 2, 2017, People-Jones started at punt returner as a true freshman in Michigan's season opener against Florida. He returned five punts for 40 yards, including an 18-yard return.[7][8][9] In his second game, he ran 44 yards on a jet sweep in the first quarter against Cincinnati. In his third game, he returned two punts for 104 yards, including a 79-yard return for a touchdown in the third quarter against Air Force. His 79-yard return for a touchdown was the longest by any Michigan punt returner since Steve Breaston went 83 yards against Indiana in 2006.[10] He finished with the second-most return attempts and eighth-most return yards in a single season by a Wolverine, and also caught 22 passes for 277 yards. Following an outstanding Freshman season, he was named a Freshman All-American by Football Writers Association of America and 247 Sports, and was named Michigan's Rookie of the Year.[11]

    References

    1. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (August 11, 2017). "Harbaugh raves about Michigan freshman receivers". The Detroit News.
    2. ↑ Mark Snyder (April 16, 2017). "Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black flash skills in Michigan's spring game". Detroit Free Press.
    3. ↑ "Donovan People-Jones". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
    4. ↑ "Donovan Peoples-Jones is state's best WR recruit since 2000". Mlive.com. December 15, 2016.
    5. ↑ Chris Nelsen (December 15, 2016). "Cass Tech WR Donovan Peoples-Jones commits to Michigan football". Detroit Free Press.
    6. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (August 30, 2017). "UM's Black, Peoples-Jones 'are going to be unbelievable'". The Detroit News.
    7. ↑ Nick Baumgardner (September 5, 2017). "Michigan's Donovan Peoples-Jones trusting plan, focused on improvement". Detroit Free Press.
    8. ↑ Aaron McMann (September 6, 2016). "For Michigan's Donovan Peoples-Jones, Step 1 is returning kicks". Mlive.com.
    9. ↑ Orion Sang (September 5, 2017). "Peoples-Jones embraces fearless attitude at punt returner". The Michigan Daily.
    10. ↑ "Michigan's Donovan Peoples-Jones earns props from friends, foes for TD". Detroit Free Press. September 16, 2017.
    11. ↑ "Peoples-Jones Named FWAA Freshman All-American". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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