Jamal
Peters
#2 Defensive Back
Jamal
Peters
#2 Defensive Back
Height 6'2
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-12-22 (27)
Born Bassfield, MS
School Mississippi State
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 32
Special Teams Tackles 0
Interceptions 4
Sacks 0

CFL: 3

Argos: 3

Acquired: Signed as a free agent February 1, 2021.

2023: Signed with Atlanta Falcons January 9, waived June 5…Signed with Toronto Argonauts June 12.

2022: Played 15 games. Recorded 57 defensive tackles, 1 sack, and a CFL leading 6 interceptions. His first CFL sack came July 16 in the Touchdown Atlantic game in Wolfville N.S against Saskatchewan’s Cody Fajardo. Had 3 interceptions off Dane Evans August 26 vs. Hamilton, one of which he returned 67 yards for his first CFL touchdown. Led CFL with 137 interception return yards. Named East Division All-Star. Named CFL All-Star. Playoffs: Had 5 defensive tackles, a special teams tackle, and forced a fumble in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Had 2 defensive tackles in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

2021: Signed with Toronto Argonauts February 1. Played 8 games. Made 31 tackles, 1 special teams tackle and one interception. Made CFL debut August 13 in Winnipeg. His first CFL interception came August 13 in Winnipeg against Zach Collaros. Playoffs: Had 1 tackle in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.

2020: No season.

2019: Signed with Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent May 3, waived May 14.

College: Attended Mississippi State University (2015-18). Played 46 games. Started 9 games in his senior season, missing 3 due to injury. Had his only pick 6 as a junior, a 90 yarder against Texas A&M. Finished career with 99 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack, 3 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles. Started out as a safety but moved to cornerback in his sophomore season.

Personal: Attended Bassfield High School. Rated the No. 1 prospect in the state of Mississippi. Ranked the 40th best high school player in the country by ESPN. Had 5 interceptions as a senior, while catching 28 passes for 581 and 6 TDs. His team won three-straight Class 2A state championships. Averaged 18.2 points per game as a junior on the Bassfield basketball team.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
TOR 8 31 1 0 1 0 0
2022
TOR 15 57 0 1 6 0 0
2023
TOR 13 32 0 0 4 0 2
Total
36 120 1 1 11 0 2

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-25
3 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 1
07-03
4 BC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07-14
6 MTL 6 0 0 0 0 0
07-21
7 HAM 3 0 0 1 0 0
07-29
8 SSK 4 0 0 0 0 0
08-13
10 OTT 3 0 0 0 0 0
08-25
12 CGY 4 0 0 0 0 0
09-04
13 HAM 1 0 0 1 0 0
09-09
14 MTL 1 0 0 1 0 1
09-15
15 MTL 0 0 0 1 0 0
10-21
20 SSK 2 0 0 0 0 0
10-28
21 OTT 5 0 0 0 0 0
Total
32 0 0 4 0 2