[News] 2017 Draft Profile: S Jabrill Peppers

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The hybrid defender has major athleticism and a great knowledge of the game, but doesn’t have a defined position. Peppers sees himself as a safety, but mostly played cornerback and linebacker in college.

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[ravens4life86]

Peppers is nice but hes a rover. A rich mans Anthony Levine. Hes 215lbs so clearly too small to play Lbr on a every down nfl basis, Hes a S/Cb, situational Lbr.. but with Jefferson&Weddle signed why draft him possibly in rnd 1 to back up for a couple years.

Pass Rush is more pressing need. Barnett,TakMckinley,Harris etc

[bigcatfrank1]

If he is the BPA at 16 take him and make him a CB/Nickle/Dime Back to start and then move him to Safety in a couple of years.
Take another CB at 3 or 4 which leaves 2, 3, 3 or 4 for OL/C Edge/LB and WR any combination
The Ravens will have plenty of choices where they sit this year. So I'm not sure they would take Peppers over a good many on the board. But we will see.

Maybe a trade is possible but it better be a deal that works in their favor, no sense in trading into traffic and loose out chasing almost an equal player.
I think the only way I would trade is to get another 2nd rounder and that doesn't look real possible with the lower round position teams. Why would they trade up and then give up a 2nd in such a talented first 100, very improbable. So 16, 47, 78, 99, 122, 159 ,186, look to be the Ravens picks.

[Tenacious Faulker]

I just don't see Peppers here as a multi-role defensive guy as much as I see McCaffery doing the same thing on offense. Despite high level of play Peppers seems to have mastered none of his positions and I think he needs to be taught the finer points of every position they expect him to touch. He''s no Deone Bucannon. McCaffery on the other hand is a ready made Pro who is a polished runner and an accomplished receiver. He IS closer to Julian Edelman and he would be an immediate contributor all over the offense.

[CaliRavenFan]

1 hour ago, Tenacious Faulker said:

I just don't see Peppers here as a multi-role defensive guy as much as I see McCaffery doing the same thing on offense. Despite high level of play Peppers seems to have mastered none of his positions and I think he needs to be taught the finer points of every position they expect him to touch. He''s no Deone Bucannon. McCaffery on the other hand is a ready made Pro who is a polished runner and an accomplished receiver. He IS closer to Julian Edelman and he would be an immediate contributor all over the offense.

Peppers will have a hands down better career than Bucannon, I would love to have him on our team not only for the return game but he can easily learn behind Weddle for a year or two before taking over and being the leader in the secondary. 

[sizzlingdoom]

  7 hours ago, Tenacious Faulker said:

I just don't see Peppers here as a multi-role defensive guy as much as I see McCaffery doing the same thing on offense. Despite high level of play Peppers seems to have mastered none of his positions and I think he needs to be taught the finer points of every position they expect him to touch. He''s no Deone Bucannon. McCaffery on the other hand is a ready made Pro who is a polished runner and an accomplished receiver. He IS closer to Julian Edelman and he would be an immediate contributor all over the offense.

Peppers will have a hands down better career than Bucannon, I would love to have him on our team not only for the return game but he can easily learn behind Weddle for a year or two before taking over and being the leader in the secondary. 

Wait what?? draft a guy in the first so he can maybe be a good returner? And sit for 2 years and try to learn a new position after that, in the NFL. Jefferson is twice the player Peppers ever will be. And Jefferson is still getting better. He's going to shine on our D. Signing Jefferson all but killed the chances of drafting Peppers. And I'm stoked about that. I may be wrong, we'll see. I hope the Steelers take him. If they try to cover people with Mitchell and Peppers as their Safeties...........well, I would love that

[The Greek]

this guy will be nasty on the right team but unfortunately we have the not so creative dean pees running the defense. i would not draft him in the 1st or 2nd as far as what our needs are.

Edited March 25 by The Greek

[ByTheBay]

As athletic as he may be this guy has project written all over him. As someone else said, he is the player of all positions and master of none. You don't spend a first round pick on a guy like that. If we need a S then draft the best S you can. Not a guy that might turn into a great safety someday. A lot can happen in the NFL between now and someday. I want a day one starter and nothing less. 

[Drinkmore Beer]

Rather take an edge rusher or WR in Round 1, then Sidney Jones in Round 2.

[mendii]

I know he's probably not coming to Baltimore, he's not really a great fit on our roster at this point anyway and I'd rather see him go to another team, but I just wanted to come to his defense a little bit. I heard Nick Saban say the other day that when you go into the draft, "People are looking for reasons not to draft you." I think Peppers is the best example of that in this draft. We're talking about a kid who has learned 3 spots on defense, fields kicks, and is a genuine factor on the offense, and the worry is that he doesn't fully understand a position. Of course he doesn't! But clearly he is capable of learning new information and growing quickly as a player. He became a linebacker in the span of a year and by the end of it was a top player at the position. His athleticism is elite, his play-making ability is apparent, but he's never been given the time to get comfortable in any one position. This kid is gonna be a stud, and it's so obvious by watching his tape. Him and McCaffrey are both getting no love in this pre-draft process. I actually wouldn't mind getting McCaffrey at 16, but that's whole other story.

[sizzlingdoom]

Rather take an edge rusher or WR in Round 1, then Sidney Jones in Round 2.

I so interested to see where Sidney goes. He was far and away my favorite corner in the class

[sizzlingdoom]

As athletic as he may be this guy has project written all over him. As someone else said, he is the player of all positions and master of none. You don't spend a first round pick on a guy like that. If we need a S then draft the best S you can. Not a guy that might turn into a great safety someday. A lot can happen in the NFL between now and someday. I want a day one starter and nothing less. 

Exactly. Not to mention we don't need a Safety what so ever. We have the best combo in the league, depending on how Earl comes back. I would've hated it if we picked this guy in the first. Especially in this draft, at 16. Instead I'd love to see the Steelers pair him with Mitchell so the whole league can continue to light up their secondary

[BMoreDuck]

Overrated. 

[RayRayRaven]

def a project and not a 1st rd guy

[hen826957]

Is it just me or does Jabrill Peppers kinda look like Torrey Smith and Terrance West a little bit.

Edited March 27 by hen826957

[RobertLRenfroJR@Gmail.com]

On 3/24/2017 at 1:43 PM, ravens4life86 said:

Peppers is nice but hes a rover. A rich mans Anthony Levine. Hes 215lbs so clearly too small to play Lbr on a every down nfl basis, Hes a S/Cb, situational Lbr.. but with Jefferson&Weddle signed why draft him possibly in rnd 1 to back up for a couple years.

Pass Rush is more pressing need. Barnett,TakMckinley,Harris etc

You draft him to give Dean Pees creative secondary packages.  I think he is a must draft.  What you just saw as a weakness, not having a defined position I see as a strength early in his career.   Until Weddle retires then he can step in and the Ravens don't have to reach for another safety like Elam who clearly hasn't worked out.  This draft is all about safeties and corners I hope our first 3 picks are Peppers, Sydney Pope & Teez Tabor.  Furthermore I hope we sign Justin Gilbert all 6' 200# and 4.3 40 time at age 24 with little wear on him scapegoated in Cleveland.  This could has the skills to be better than Revis on an actual football team with stability.   WRs, OLB edge rushers, OTs and RBs are thin and top heavy in this draft.   You have maybe 2 3-4 edge rushers and One HB that are can't miss.  I'm not sold on any of the O lineman   Interior D line is deep.  But you can get a vet WR, a couple of vet O linemen and maybe a vet 3-4 rusher after final cuts.   Ravens will be set to contend for a Superbowl, with a Defense than would make fans in Denver or Seattle drool. Especially in the young, long, speedy thumping, ball hawking versatile secondary.  Maybe the best the game has ever seen a year from now if you draft those great safeties and corners first and sign Gilbert to a vetmin.   With Peppers can also cover two athletic TE sets that teams like the Pats use.   Gronkowsky and Dwayne Allen.  Teams will try to copy that.   We will try to copy that.We will never have a chance to get this deep,this fast, this big, this good and young plus versatile in the secondary again.  Rhis draft is an anomaly I'm 46 and have never seen so many safeties with a 1st round grade.  Or different styles of corners with 1-3 round grades.   Not Ed Reed or Prime Time Sanders but you may get 35 10 year secondary starters or more in a game where the average career is less than 4 years.

[RobertLRenfroJR@Gmail.com]

On 3/25/2017 at 9:02 AM, Drinkmore Beer said:

Rather take an edge rusher or WR in Round 1, then Sidney Jones in Round 2.

we're almost on the same page.  I'd rather take Peppers here, Sydney in the 2nd, Tabor in the 3rd who ran a 4.77 he has the yips about running the 40.   He is the best corner on tape in college in the 3rd pick he is a steal.  Then with the 4th you can select an interior rusher to play LE.  Round out the picks however you like.  Other than TJ Watt I don't see a player built like a Ravens 3-4 rusher.  draft best available the rest of the draft.   Sign the 24 year old 6' 200lbs 4.3 40yd dash running Justin Gilbert.  He was scapegoated out of Cleveland.  you can get a CB with Hall Of Fame talent for the veteran's minimum and he would love the structure of a team like the Ravens.   Unless we want to reach for another Elam to try to replace Weddle. When we can build a team with 7 players on the secondary who could all make the pro bowl in the same year.   I'm 46 this year for depth of quality safeties and corners of all shapes, speeds and sizes is an anomaly.  I've never seen one.