NFL CAREER – Entering his first season in New Orleans after signing in May, Peoples-Jones will look to provide a reliable, veteran presence in the receiver room. The former Michigan standout has played in 58 career games with 31 starts, recording 122 receptions for 1,895 yards (15.5 avg.) with eight touchdowns in five seasons with the Browns (2020-23) and Lions (2023-24).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by New Orleans to a one-year contract, 5/12/25; Signed to the Lions practice squad, 8/29/24; Released by Detroit, 8/27/24; Re-signed by Detroit to a one-year contract, 3/17/24; Traded by Cleveland to Detroit for a 2025 sixth-round draft choice, 10/31/23; Activated by Cleveland from Reserve-COVID-19, 12/31/20; Placed by Cleveland on Reserve/COVID-19, 12/26/20; Signed by the Browns to a four-year contract, 5/20/20; Selected by the Browns in the sixth round (187th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft.
HONORS – 2022: Week 13 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
2024 – Spent entire season on Lions practice squad. 2023 – Played in 15 games with six starts for Cleveland and Detroit. Caught 13 passes for 155 yards and returned eight punts for 84 yards. Played in all three postseason contests and returned four punts for 32 yards...Vs. Tennessee, Sept. 24, started and caught three passes for 49 yards (16.3 avg.)…At Chicago, Dec. 10, caught one pass for 17 yards. 2022 – Played in all 17 games with ten starts for Cleveland, finishing with 61 receptions for 839 yards (13.8 avg.) with three touchdowns and returned ten punts for 223 yards (12.4 avg.) with a 76-yard touchdown…At Carolina, Sept. 11, started and caught six passes for 60 yards, including a 13-yard grab on the fourth quarter come-from-behind game-winning drive to set up a 58-yard field goal in 26-24 Browns win…At Atlanta, Oct. 2, recorded five catches for 71 yards (14.2 avg.)…Vs. L.A. Chargers, Oct. 9, started and caught four passes for 50 yards…Vs. New England, Oct. 16, caught four passes for 74 yards…At Baltimore, Oct. 23, caught six passes for 71 yards and returned two punts for 14 yards…Vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 31, started and caught four passes for 81 yards and returned one punt for 11 yards…At Miami, Nov. 13, started and caught five passes for 99 yards…At Buffalo, Nov. 20, caught five passes for 61 yards with a TD, his first of the season…At Houston, Dec. 4, caught three passes for 44 yards and returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown…At Cincinnati, Dec. 11, started had his best game of the season, posting eight catches for 114 yards…Vs. Baltimore, Dec. 17, caught four passes for 31 yards and one TD…At Washington, 1/1/23, started and caught one pass for a 13-yard TD. 2021 – Played in 14 games with nine starts and finished with 34 receptions for 597 yards (17.6 avg.) and three TDs and returned 12 punts for 95 yards…Vs. Chicago, Sept. 26, caught two passes for 39 yards…At Los Angeles Chargers, caught five passes for 70 yards…Vs. Arizona, Oct. 17, started and had one of the best games of his NFL career, catching four passes for 101 yards (25.3 avg.) with two TDs…At Cincinnati, Nov. 7, caught two passes for 86 yards (42.0 avg.)…Vs. Baltimore, Dec. 12, started and caught five passes for 90 yards (18.0 avg.)…Vs. Las Vegas, Dec. 20, started and caught four passes for 48 yards and returned a punt 20 yards…At Pittsburgh, 1/3/22, started and caught three passes for 76 yards (25.3 avg.). 2020 – Played in 12 games with two starts in his rookie campaign at WR, catching 14 passes for 104 yards (21.7 avg.) with two TDs. In the return game, brought back 18 punts for 77 yards and 18 kickoffs for 379 yards…Started in his debut at Dallas, Oct. 4 and returned one punt for 13 yards and three kickoffs for 73 yards (24.3 avg.)...At Cincinnati, Oct. 25, caught three passes for 56 yards (18.7 avg.) with one TD, the first of his NFL career…At Tennessee, Dec. 6, caught two passes for 92 yards (46.0 avg.) with one TD, the second of his career…Vs. Baltimore, Dec. 14, caught three passes for 74 yards (24.7 avg.)…At N.Y. Giants, Dec. 20, started and caught three passes for 55 yards (18.3 avg.).
COLLEGE – Appeared in 37 games at Michigan with 26 starts, totaling 2,155 all-purpose yards with 16 touchdowns (14 receiving)…Named a two-time All-Big Ten selection as a wide receiver (third-team, coaches, 2018; honorable mention, media, 2018-19), two-time All-Big Ten honoree as a punt returner (third-team, coaches, 2018, and media, 2018-19; honorable mention, coaches, 2017, '19 and media, 2017), and Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018)…Lettered three years with the Wolverines…Appeared in 11 games with 9 starts at wide receiver and played special teams as a junior in 2019. Caught 34 passes for 438 yards with six TDs and added 24 punt returns, finishing with 604 all-purpose yards…Named the 2017 Michigan Rookie of the Year Award winner after he played in all 13 games with seven starts, generating 654 all-purpose yards (277 receiving) and one punt returned for a TD…Named a Freshman All-American as a punt returner (247 sports).
PERSONAL – An honors student who attended Cass Technical (Detroit, Mich.) HS, coached by Thomas Wilcher…Led Cass to the 2016 Michigan Division 1 State Championship with a perfect 14-0 record, where he was named MVP…Had 60 receptions for 1,071 yards (17.8 avg.) and 17 touchdowns as a senior…Also made four interceptions while playing on defense…Named an Under Armour All-American and a USA Today first-team All-American…Also ran track, becoming the first-ever underclassman to win the Nike National Ratings Championship (2015)…Finished All-State in the 4x100-meter relay and All-City as the 100-meter champion.
