Michigan’s versatile Jabrill Peppers might not fit into every defensive coordinator’s dream scenario, but ESPN analyst Mel Kiper has no doubt he will be a top pick in the NFL draft.
Peppers, a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, winner of the Hornung Award for the most versatile player in the game and the Big Ten’s triple-award winner as top defensive player, linebacker and specialist, has not yet declared whether he will pursue the NFL after this season.
But in the likelihood he will move to the next level, Kiper has Peppers, who played a hybrid-linebacker role this fall among this many positions – he also played on offense and returned kicks – ranked as the No.