2015 Football Roster
Roster
Jamal Peters
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bassfield, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Bassfield HS
2019 NFL Combine Participant
CAREER: Lengthy, athletic playmaker who played in 46 games with 16 starts … Collected 99 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, 10 pass breakups … Forced five turnovers during his career – three interceptions and two forced fumbles … Played his 2015 true freshman year at safety and made the switch to corner during the 2016 season … Thrust into cornerback role midway through 2016 due to injuries in the secondary … At 6-foot-2 can matchup with most lengthy receivers … Arrived at MSU as the No. 1 high school player in the state of Mississippi.
2018 SENIOR SEASON: Saw action in 10 games with nine starts at cornerback … Started the first three contests of the year – vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), at Kansas State (9/8), vs. Louisiana (9/15), before missing the next three games due to injury … Returned at No. 5 LSU (10/20) but did not start … Started at cornerback the final six games of the season … vs. No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27), vs. LA Tech (11/3), at No. 1 Alabama (11/10), vs. Arkansas (11/17), at Ole Miss (11/22) and vs. Iowa (1/1) … Closed out the season with 33 tackles, one tackle for loss and a career-high four pass breakups … Recorded 18 tackles over his last four games … Was thrown at three times against No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27) and allowed just one catch for -1 yards to go along with one tackle for loss … Racked up a career-high eight tackles and broke up a pass on Senior Day against Arkansas (11/17).
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in 12 games with three starts at cornerback – vs. Kentucky (10/21), vs. UMass (11/3) and vs. No. 2 Alabama (11/11) … Did not see action in the TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Louisville due to a death in the family … Finished the season with 23 tackles and one interception and the first fumble recovery of his career ... Recovered the first fumble of his career during the second quarter at No. 11 Georgia (9/23) … Made first start of the season vs. Kentucky (10/21) and finished with two tackles … Lone interception of the season was a 90-yard pick return for a touchdown, the first of his career, at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28) … The pick was the longest interception return by a Bulldog since a Johnthan Banks 100-yard pick six in 2009 … Saw the first offensive action of his career with an eight-yard rush on a jet sweep vs. UMass (11/3) to go along with two tackles and a pass break up.
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in 12 games with two starts at cornerback – vs. Kentucky and at Ole Miss … Ranked second on the team in interceptions with two and finished the year with 18 tackles … Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles with two … Snagged his first career interception in the second quarter against South Carolina (9/10) … Made first start of the season at Kentucky (10/22) and finished with a season-best four tackles … Forced a fumble to go along with four tackles at No. 1 Alabama (11/12) … Made a crucial one-handed interception in the back of the endzone in the second quarter of the Egg Bowl (11/26) that proved to be the turning point in the game … Forced a fumble to start the second quarter of the St. Petersburg Bowl (12/26).
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw time in 12 games with two starts – at Missouri (11/5) and vs. Ole Miss (11/28) … Tallied 25 tackles (12 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups … Recorded a tackle in 10 games with multiple-tackle performances in seven of those … Notched his first-career sack in the fourth quarter vs. Northwestern State (9/19) for a loss of five yards … Recorded another tackle for loss against Northwestern State, a three-yard loss on a rushing attempt … Broke up two passes against Troy (10/10) on back-to-back plays in the first quarter … Made a season-best five tackles (four solo, also a season best) at Missouri (11/5).
HIGH SCHOOL: A blue-chip defensive back who was the No. 1 prospect in the state of Mississippi for 2015 … Talented safety rated four stars by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked the 40th overall player in the country by ESPN.com and the 57th overall by Scout.com … Ranked the top overall player in the state by ESPN.com and Scout.com and the second-best in the state by 247Sports … The top safety prospect in Mississippi according to all major recruiting services and the second-best safety in the country by ESPN.com … Selected to The Clarion-Ledger's Dandy Dozen for 2014 … Named MaxPreps 2014 Mississippi Mr. Football … Named to the 2014 247Sports All-State All-Prospect First-Team Defense … Tallied 60 tackles, 13 pass deflections, five interceptions, 4.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble as a senior for head coach Lance Mancuso … Also was an offensive standout, hauling in 28 passes for 581 yards and six touchdowns … Led his team to a third-straight Class 2A state championship … Rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown in the title game, while also booking five tackles and a half sack … Named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 2A All-State Team, the American Family Insurance All-USA Mississippi Football Team, and the MaxPreps Small Schools All-American Football Team … Was chosen to participate in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic, where he totaled seven tackles and one tackle for loss … Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season … Recorded 72 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble return for a touchdown as a junior … Displayed his athleticism as a member of the basketball team, collecting MaxPreps Player of the Year honors after averaging 18.2 points and eight rebounds per game during his junior season … Committed to Mississippi State in July 2014.
PERSONAL: Born Quinn Jamal Peters on Dec. 22, 1996, in Hattiesburg, Miss. … Son of Yashica Peters … Has one sibling, Gerobe Jr. … … Majored in interdisciplinary studies … All-time favorite MSU player in Johnthan Banks … Twitter handle is @JamalPeters21.
PETERS’ CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 8, vs. Arkansas (11-17-18)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, vs. Northwestern State (9-19-15)
Sacks: 1, (three times) vs. Northwestern State (9-19-15)
Interceptions: 1, (three times), last vs. Texas A&M (10-28-17)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Troy (10-10-15)
Forced Fumbles: 1, (twice), last vs. Miami (12-26-16)
