Biography
2023: Returning defensive tackle ... in 35 career games (2 starts), has compiled 44 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, one PBU, one caused fumble and eight QB pressures ... garnered 2+ tackles in 14 games, including a career-best six against North Carolina A&T in 2021 ... posted a career-high 1.0 TFL on four occasions against North Carolina A&T (2021 & 2022), Northwestern (2021), and North Carolina (2021) ... earned a career-best three QB pressures against Temple in 2022 ... lone caused fumble came against the Aggies ... has played 841 career snaps.
2022: Saw action in all 13 games … registered 15 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one PBU, six QB pressures and one forced fumble … compiled 2+ tackles in five contests, including a season-high four against Virginia Tech ... recorded a season-best 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sacks versus North Carolina A&T ... posted a season-high three QB pressures against Temple ... carded lone caused fumble against North Carolina A&T ... had one PBU against UCF in the Military Bowl ... on the field for 434 snaps.
2021: Saw action in all 12 games, making two starts against Charlotte and North Carolina A&T … registered 26 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, and two QB pressures … compiled 2+ tackles in eight contests, including a season-high six against North Carolina A&T ... recorded a season-best 1.0 TFL in games with North Carolina A&T, Northwestern, and North Carolina ... posted a season-high two QB pressures against Northwestern ... on the field for 319 snaps.
2020: Played in 10 games, missing action against Georgia Tech … totaled three tackles … logged a season-high two tackles against North Carolina … on the field for 88 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2020.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four years at Knightdale under coach Anthony Timmons ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... listed by Rivals.com as the No. 48 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 15 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina ... compiled 195 tackles, 27 sacks, 20 QB hurries, and two blocked field goals over final two seasons ... 2019 Defensive 4A Player of the Year ... helped Knightdale to consecutive state playoff appearances ... also lettered two years in baseball.
PERSONAL: Born September 3, 2001 ... majoring in sociology and pursuing a certificate in policy journalism and media studies ... son of William and Gia Peebles ... father was a four-year letterwinner (1991-92-93-94) as a defensive lineman at Appalachian State University, earning All-America honors in 1994 by The Sports Network (1st), Associated Press (2nd) and Football Gazette (2nd), was a two-time First Team All-Southern Conference selection (1993, 1994), graduated in Top-10 for season TFL (23, 1994), QB pressures (24, 1994), and sacks (11.5, 1994), as well as career TFL (39) and QB pressures (51), and holds the program’s single-game TFL record with six against East Tennessee State in 1994, and signed with the Charlotte Rage of the arena football league in 1996 ... mother earned four letters (1990-91-92-93) in softball at California State University Long Beach, earning two-time All-Big West honors in 1990 (HM) and 1993 (1st), was a four-time College World Series participant, graduated ninth in career at bats (694), and was the first Black female to play for the program, signed as a free agent with the Durham Dragons of the Women’s Pro Softball League for inaugural season (1997), and served one year as head coach for North Carolina Central University, leading team to 1999 CIAA title ... maternal grandfather, Doug Wilkerson, was a four-year letterwinner (1965, 1967-68-69) as an offensive and defensive lineman at North Carolina Central University, earning two-time First Team All-America honors by American Football Coaches Association (1968-69), Pittsburgh Courier (1968-69) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (1969), three-time First Team All-CIAA selection (1967-68-69), selected in the first round as the 14th overall pick of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers becoming NCCU’s highest NFL draft pick, 14-year NFL veteran (1970-84; 204 career games) playing mostly with the San Diego Chargers, appeared in three consecutive Pro Bowls (1981-82-83) garnering First Team All-Pro Bowl and All-NFL Team honors in 1982, inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in 2000, as well as NCCU’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984, North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, Fayetteville, N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, Breitbard Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame in 2008, and Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2014, served as a part-time Duke football assistant coach in the spring of 1971.
