Donovan Peoples-Jones

Former wide receiver at Michigan. 2019: 34 catches, 438 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Michigan · Jr. · #9

6′2″ · 208 lb · Detroit, MI

Cleveland — drafted 2020, Rd 6, Pick 8, #187 overall

Recruiting

5★

WR recruit

No. 12 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Michigan. 2019: 34 catches, 438 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Michigan in 2017.
Drafted round 6 by the Cleveland in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Michigan, 1,296 receiving yards — drafted at #187 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 64 yds at Wisconsin.Wisconsin · L 10-242017

201713 games

Signed with Michigan5-star out of Cass Technical

2020

Drafted by Clevelandround 6, pick 187

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#12 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2017–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #187

Cleveland · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2017–2019

1 coach

2017–2019

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ClevelandEntering 7th NFL season

#187Rd 6 · Pick 8

ClevelandEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 27-12 over that span.

2017Michigan8-5HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2018Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2019Michigan9-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (83rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (3rd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#77 / 556 · 83rd pct

Receptions#233 / 556 · 57th pct

Rec yards#257 / 556 · 54th pct

438

Yards / catch#289 / 556 · 47th pct

12.9

Fumbles lost#80 / 223 · 40th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Long catch#361 / 556 · 34th pct

Rush yards#276 / 283 · 3rd pct

-7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.4	46.6	14.2	0.6
Road6g	2.8	34.2	13.4	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	32.6	14.6	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	45.8	13.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Michigan	34	438	12.9	6	--
2018	Michigan	45	581	12.9	8	--
2017	Michigan	22	277	12.6	0	--
Career		101	1,296	12.8	14	--

Season	Team
2019	Michigan	2	-7	--	173	--
2018	Michigan	3	37	--	250	1
2017	Michigan	4	57	--	320	1
Career		9	87	--	743	2

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2019

W 45–14

vs Notre Dame

2 rec · 28 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Notre Dame.

With W. Hart — 41 AVG · 57 LONG · 6 NO · H. Haskins — 149 rush yds (20 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	L 14-35@ Wisconsin	1	5	5.0	1	5
Wk 5	W 52-0vs Rutgers	4	62	15.5	0	21
Wk 6	W 10-3vs Iowa	4	26	6.5	0	10
Wk 7	W 42-25@ Illinois	3	36	12.0	1	18
Wk 8	L 21-28@ Penn State	5	46	9.2	0	19
Wk 9	W 45-14vs Notre Dame	2	28	14.0	1	20
Wk 10	W 38-7@ Maryland	2	11	5.5	0	7
Wk 12	W 44-10vs Michigan State	4	48	12.0	1	18
Wk 13	W 39-14@ Indiana	5	73	14.6	1	41	Season-high 73 yds
Wk 14	L 27-56vs Ohio State	3	69	23.0	1	25
Bowl	L 16-35@ Alabama	1	34	34.0	0	34
Total		34	438	13.8	6	41

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology