The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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ferred to Paramus Catholic after two seasons at Don Bosco Preparatory High School. STATISTICS Career Totals: Posted 13 interceptions over the course of four years at two dif- ferent schools … In his final three seasons combined, Peppers recorded 141 tack- les, seven interceptions, five tackles for loss and two sacks on defense, along with a pair of forced fumbles … Carried 373 times for 3,122 yards and 43 touchdowns … Caught 57 passes for 877 yards and 17 touchdowns … Racked up 4,091 total yards with 64 touchdowns … Returned six kickoffs for 256 yards and two punts for 90 yards … Amassed 4,437 all-purpose yards … Played on a state champion- ship team every year he was in high school. Senior Season: Played defensive back, running back and receiver for a Paramus Catholic crew that finished 10-2 and earned the Non-Public Group 4 state champi- onship … Peppers started 11 contests, making 64 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack … He intercepted four passes for 126 return yards with 12 pass breakups and a forced fumble … On offense, he carried 85 times for 658 yards and six touchdowns, as well as securing 25 catches for 448 yards and nine touchdowns … He returned five kickoffs for 198 yards, with a long of 96, and one punt for 49 yards … Named first-team All-State, first-team All-Bergen County and first-team All-Non Public schools by NJ.com … Selected as USA Today's American Family Insurance All-USA Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the publication's first-team All-USA squad … Tabbed as a Parade All-American. Junior Season: Played defensive back, running back and receiver for a 10-2 Paramus Catholic squad that won the Non-Public Group 4 state title … Carried 172 times for 1,552 yards and 18 touchdowns on the season … Caught 20 passes for 337 yards and five touchdowns … On defense, recorded 77 tackles, three inter- ceptions returned for six yards, one sack among two tackles for loss and a forced fumble … NJ.com named him the North Jersey Player of the Year, first-team All-State, first-team All-Bergen County and first-team All-Non-Public Schools… Received USA Today All-America recognition. Sophomore Season: Played running back for an 11-0 Non-Public Group 4 state-champion squad at Don Bosco Preparatory School in Ramsey, N.J. … Peppers carried 116 times for 912 yards and 19 touchdowns, while recording 12 catches for 92 yards and three touchdowns … Named the U.S. Air Force National Sophomore Football Player of the Year. Freshman Season: Started at cornerback for a 12-0 Don Bosco Prep crew that won the Non-Public Group 4, state championship … Named 2010 MaxPreps BRADY HOKE ON PEPPERS "Jabrill is very active, very athletic. He's a guy who is a big, instinctive, physical corner."