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He played college football at Michigan and was drafted by the Browns in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.Early life[edit]Donovan Peoples-Jones was born in Detroit on February 19, 1999, to Roslyn 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] Peoples-Jones was named the 2016 Michigan High School Football Player of the Year by MLive Media Group on Nov. 22, 2016.[5] As a senior at Cass Tech, Peoples-Jones had 60 receptions for 1,071 yards and 17 touchdowns. On December 15, 2016, he committed to play for the University of Michigan in a nationally televised press conference on ESPN2.[6]US college sports recruiting information for high school athletesNameHometownHigh school \/ collegeHeightWeight40\u2021Commit dateDonovan Peoples-Jones WRDetroit, MichiganCass Technical High School6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in (1.88\u00a0m)193\u00a0lb (88\u00a0kg)4.45Dec 15, 2016\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN:Overall recruiting rankings:  \u00a0\u00a0Rivals: 12\u00a0\u00a0247Sports: 26\u00a0\u00a0ESPN: 22\u2021 Refers to 40 yard dashNote: 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:College career[edit]  Donovan Peoples-Jones (2017)After committing to Michigan, Peoples-Jones enrolled early in January 2017. After watching Peoples-Jones and fellow freshman Tarik Black in spring practice, offensive lineman Mason Cole predicted the pair were “going to be unbelievable.”[7]On September 2, 2017, Peoples-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.[8][9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12]During the 2018 season, Peoples-Jones led the team with 39 receptions, for 541 yards and seven touchdowns. Peoples-Jones ranked second in the Big Ten in punt return average (10.1) among players with 10 returns or more, and his 64 career return attempts ranks fourth in Michigan program history. On October 20, 2018, in a rivalry game against Michigan State, Peoples-Jones had a career-long reception of 79 yards for a touchdown.[13] Following the season, he was named to the All-Big Ten special teams third-team, by both the coaches and media, and the All-Big Ten offensive teams third-team by coaches.[14][15]Following the 2019 season, he was named to the All-Big Ten special teams third-team by the media, and the All-Big Ten offensive team honorable mention by the media.[16][17] On January 4, 2020, Peoples-Jones announced he would forgo his final season of eligibility to enter the 2020 NFL draft.[18][19]College statistics[edit]Professional career[edit]Pre-draft measurablesHeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jump6\u00a0ft 1+5\u20448\u00a0in(1.87\u00a0m)212\u00a0lb(96\u00a0kg)33+1\u20442\u00a0in(0.85\u00a0m)10+1\u20448\u00a0in(0.26\u00a0m)4.48 s1.59 s2.63 s44.5\u00a0in(1.13\u00a0m)11\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in(3.53\u00a0m)All values from NFL Combine[21][22]Peoples-Jones was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round with the 187th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[23] Peoples-Jones signed his rookie contract with the Browns on May 20, 2020.[24]2020 season[edit]On October 25, 2020, Peoples-Jones caught three passes for 56 yards and the game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left in the game during the 37\u201334 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.[25] In Week 13 against the Tennessee Titans, Peoples-Jones recorded two catches for 92 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, during the 41\u201335 win. [26]  In Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, Peoples-Jones recorded three catches for 74 yards and a two-point conversion.[27] He was placed on the reserve\/COVID-19 list by the team on December 26, 2020,[28] and activated on December 31.[29]2021 season[edit]On October 17, 2021, in Week 6, Peoples-Jones caught 4 passes for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals, including a Hail-Mary at the end of the first half. The Browns would lose 37-14. In Week 14, Peoples-Jones caught 5 passes for 90 yards in a 24\u201322 win over the division rival Baltimore Ravens.2022 season[edit]In Week 13, Peoples-Jones had a 76-yard punt return touchdown in a 27\u201314 win over the Texans, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[30]NFL career statistics[edit]Regular season[edit]YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumblesGPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost2020CLE1221430421.775T2000.000002021CLE1493459717.660T3000.000212022CLE16135979713.5423122.02000Total42241071,69815.975T8122.02021References[edit]^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (August 11, 2017). “Harbaugh raves about Michigan freshman receivers”. The Detroit News.^ Snyder, Mark (April 16, 2017). “Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black flash skills in Michigan’s spring game”. Detroit Free Press.^ “Donovan People-Jones”. University of Michigan. Retrieved September 2, 2017.^ Purcell, Jared (December 15, 2016). “Donovan Peoples-Jones is state’s best WR recruit since 2000”. Mlive.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ [1]^ Nelsen, Chris (December 15, 2016). “Cass Tech WR Donovan Peoples-Jones commits to Michigan football”. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (August 30, 2017). “UM’s Black, Peoples-Jones ‘are going to be unbelievable’“. The Detroit News. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ Baumgardner, Nick (September 5, 2017). “Michigan’s Donovan Peoples-Jones trusting plan, focused on improvement”. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ McMann, Aaron (September 6, 2016). “For Michigan’s Donovan Peoples-Jones, Step 1 is returning kicks”. Mlive.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ Sang, Orion (September 5, 2017). “Peoples-Jones embraces fearless attitude at punt returner”. The Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ Sipple, George (September 16, 2017). “Michigan’s Donovan Peoples-Jones earns props from friends, foes for TD”. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ “Peoples-Jones Named FWAA Freshman All-American”. MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.^ “Donovan Peoples-Jones \u2013 Football”. University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.^ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (November 27, 2017). “Fourteen Wolverines Earn All-Big Ten Honors on Defense, Special Teams”. MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 27, 2018.^ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (November 27, 2017). “Eleven Michigan Players Selected for All-Big Ten Honors on Offense”. MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 27, 2018.^ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (December 3, 2019). “Fourteen Wolverines Honored by Big Ten on Defense and Special Teams”. MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 3, 2019.^ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (December 4, 2019). “Thirteen Michigan Players Honored by Big Ten on Offense”. MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 4, 2019.^ Brown, Brandon (January 4, 2020). “BREAKING: Donovan Peoples-Jones Declares For NFL Draft”. Maven. Retrieved January 4, 2020.^ Sang, Orion (January 4, 2020). “Michigan’s Donovan Peoples-Jones declares for 2020 NFL draft”. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 4, 2020.^ “Donovan Peoples-Jones College Stats”. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.^ “Donovan Peoples-Jones Combine Profile”. NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.^ “Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan, WR, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football”. draftscout.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.^ Gribble, Andrew (April 25, 2020). “Browns select Michigan WR Donovan Peoples-Jones with No. 187 pick in 2020 NFL Draft”. ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ “Browns sign 2 draft picks”. ClevelandBrowns.com. May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.^ Rapien, James (October 25, 2020). “Baker Mayfield Finds Peoples-Jones For Late Score, Browns Stun Bengals 37\u201334”. SI.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.^ “Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – December 6th, 2020”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.^ “Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – December 14th, 2020”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.^ “Browns place 5 on COVID-19 list”. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.^ “Browns make roster moves”. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.^ Gordon, Grant (December 7, 2022). “Bengals QB Joe Burrow, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts lead Players of the Week”. NFL.com.External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/donovan-peoples-jones-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Donovan Peoples-Jones – Wikipedia"}}]}]