2020 Football Roster
Roster
Fred Peters
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Columbia HS (Jones College)
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Records
Career: Earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in December 2020 ... Two-time member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019-20) ... Cousin of former Mississippi State cornerback Johnathan Abram … Attended Jones County Junior College, following the footsteps of All-American and first-round NFL Draft pick Johnathan Abram.
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Started four games ... One of 19 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020.
Final Rankings: Tied No. 89 nationally and No. 7 in the SEC in fumbles recovered (1).
at LSU (9/26): Earned first career start .. Recorded six tackles and one pass break up. Arkansas (10/3): Totaled six tackles, four of which were solo. at Kentucky (10/10): Posted six tackles ... Forced his second career fumble in the third quarter and recovered it for his first career fumble recovery ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ... Graded as the top rush defender (97.0) in the country and earned the fourth-highest defensive grade (91.3) among all defenders nationally, according to PFF ... Also earned the highest coverage (79.2) grades for MSU. Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded two tackles.
2019 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in all 13 games … Totaled 10 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one interception and one forced fumble.
No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Notched first career tackle. Abilene Christian (11/23): Notched four tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, including one sack … Added one forced fumble and one interception … Grabbed his first career interception in the fourth quarter … Made first career tackle for loss in the fourth quarter … First sack was a strip-sack that was recovered by MSU’s Nathan Pickering. Ole Miss (11/28): Tallied three tackles. vs. Louisville (12/30): Finished with two tackles, including one for a loss … Added one pass breakup … Tackle for loss was a solo stop in the first quarter.
2018 (Sophomore Season – Jones County Junior College)
Four-star safety prospect according to Rivals … Top-50 overall junior college recruits by 247Sports (No. 31) and Rivals (No. 47) … Tabbed No. 4 junior college safety by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 5 junior college recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports … Named Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges South Division Most Valuable Defensive Back … Added first-team All-MACJC South Division honors … Tabbed All-Region 23 … Totaled 51 tackles with 42 solo stops … Added 7.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, three pass breakups and one interception … Committed to MSU on October 17, 2018.
2017 (Freshman Season – Jones County Junior College)
Totaled 64 tackles, two interceptions and 2.0 tackles for loss … Helped Jones County to a 10-2 overall record and an appearance in the MACJC Championship Game … Closed the season by leading the Bobcats to a 27-7 victory over Eastern Arizona in the Mississippi Bowl.
High School
Prepped at Columbia High School under head coach James Harvey.
Personal
Born Freddrick Donell Peters Jr. on April 16, 1998 … Son of Victoria Magee and Fred Peters Sr. … Has two sisters – Kenyata and Lashundra Magee … Majoring in psychology … Twitter handle is @_ASAPxDON.
