Michigan’s do-everything Jabrill Peppers is the Big Ten’s Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year.
The award was announced Monday night during a release of the conference defensive player of the year award on the Big Ten Network. The offensive players will be announced Tuesday.
Peppers, a redshirt freshman, started every game this season at safety, and also returned kicks and punts, but during the second half of the season, he was used on offense, as well. He finished the Wolverines’ 9-3 regular season with 72 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and eight catches for 79 yards.
He also had 45 tackles and 10 pass breakups, while returning 17 punts for a 19.