Jabrill Peppers makes history
There's only 26 of them. Even some Pro Football Hall of Famers aren't on this list.
Peppers was named to the AFCA First Team All-American team this morning. That's 5-for-5 in the official selectors.
That means he is the 26th Unanimous All-American in Michigan Football history.
Here's the short list-
| Year | Player | Pos. |
| 1914 | John Maulbetsch | HB |
| 1926 | Bennie Oosterbaan | E |
| 1927 | Bennie Oosterbaan | E |
| 1932 | Harry Newman, Sr. | QB |
| 1933 | Chuck Bernard | C |
| 1938 | Ralph Heikkinen | G |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | HB |
| 1943 | Bill Daley | HB |
| 1947 | Bob Chappuis | HB |
| 1956 | Ron Kramer | E |
| 1966 | Jack Clancy | E |
| 1969 | Jim Mandich | TE |
| 1971 | Mike Taylor | LB |
| 1974 | Dave Brown | S |
| 1976 | Mark Donahue | OG |
| 1981 | Anthony Carter | WR |
| 1982 | Anthony Carter | WR |
| 1988 | Mark Messner | DT |
| 1990 | Tripp Welborne | S |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | WR |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | CB |
| 2000 | Steve Hutchinson | OG |
| 2004 | Braylon Edwards | WR |
| 2006 | Jake Long | OT |
| 2007 | Jake Long | OT |
| 2016 | Jabrill Peppers | LB |
Jourdan Lewis and Jake Butt also received First Team All-American honors from the AFCA while Kyle Kalis got on the Second Team.
December 14th, 2016 at 9:43 AM ^
Kalis was second team All-American?
I mean, that's awesome for him and Michigan, but I'm somewhat surprised.
December 14th, 2016 at 9:49 AM ^
Per the AFCA only, I believe.
December 14th, 2016 at 9:56 AM ^
Must be a misprint.
December 14th, 2016 at 10:11 AM ^
That's Dave Chapelle level comedy.
December 14th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
December 14th, 2016 at 10:23 AM ^
Remember that he was the best OL-man through the Iowa game, by far. Go back and re-read the UFRs. He fell off the boat after Iowa and started making the same mistakes again, but until then he was unbelievably good.
December 14th, 2016 at 10:32 AM ^
Well, the coaches just gave out an award last night for the best lineman on the team, and it was Erik Magnuson. I do think Kalis improved this year, but I don't think he's All-America good.
December 14th, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^
December 14th, 2016 at 10:41 AM ^
Billy Price and Kyle Kalis both made the 1st and 2nd teams respectively ahead of Dan Feeney and Ryan Ramczyk. This is what happens when you let the coaches vote on things nationally--they will just vote for the most recognizable names. Most coaches don't know much about college football outside their own conference.
December 14th, 2016 at 9:44 AM ^
December 14th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^
Can't wait to see the boys suit up one last time against FSU and put a hurting on them!
December 14th, 2016 at 9:58 AM ^
As much as we still discuss the way it went down in Columbus and being in the Orange Bowl as a result, having a consensus All-American and two pretty-damn-close-to-consensus All-Americans, forget conference and other honors for a moment? Yes, I think we can still point to that and say it was a nice year in many respects.
December 14th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Lewis was a consensus All-American? It's being first-team in 3 out of the 5, right?
December 14th, 2016 at 10:18 AM ^
Getting 1st team on 3 of the 5 NCAA-recognized All-American teams automatically makes you a consensus All-American, but you can still get it depending on the distribution of the honors. Not official yet, but Jake Butt will probably share the consensus designation with Evan Engram as they both were named to 2 1st teams out of the 5. Butt made 2 2nd teams while Engram only made 1 2nd team, but I don't think the NCAA looks at the 2nd teams.
December 14th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^
Ooh I like that.
December 14th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^
He did not win the Heisman. The journey is not complete as a player!
December 14th, 2016 at 10:45 AM ^
Dream On...
December 14th, 2016 at 9:48 AM ^
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December 14th, 2016 at 9:51 AM ^
He can be one of the few Wolverines to repeat this honor!
December 14th, 2016 at 9:56 AM ^
You need to dream bigger, like the comment from Dix above you. Weak Sauce
December 14th, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^
u said dix
December 14th, 2016 at 10:52 AM ^
Great Inception reference.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
December 14th, 2016 at 10:04 AM ^
Uh............ok
December 14th, 2016 at 10:35 AM ^
December 14th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
bank it.
December 14th, 2016 at 10:37 AM ^
That is an elite football fraternity.
December 14th, 2016 at 10:42 AM ^
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December 14th, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^
1:00 p.m.
December 14th, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^
December 14th, 2016 at 5:08 PM ^
Besides being a great football player and athlete, Jabrill has demonstrated his capacity to understand the big picture. After enduring (at a young age) the traumatic loss of his older brother and the imprisonment of his father, he has shown a developed understanding of the important things in life.
It is my opinion that he understands that securing his Michigan degree over the next year will better prepare him for the rest of his career and life than leaving for the NFL. He can obtain an insurance policy to make sure he is financially protected in the event of injury.
Jabrill's greatest undeveloped asset is his leadership potential. An early year in the NFL will not develop that potential as much as a year being the undeniable leader of a playoff-contending Michigan team.
Go Jabrill, Go Blue! Make more history!