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The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced today that Michigan freshman Donovan Peoples-Jones was awarded Freshman All-American Team honors. The Detroit native was a highly recruited five-star player from Cass Tech. He was an early enrollee in 2017 and fans were excited to see how his talent can make an immediate impact.
Big congrats to DPJ — named to the FWAA Freshman All-America team!!
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) January 8, 2018
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The 6-foot-2, 199 pound Wolverine made the roster as punt returner with his stats below for the 2017 season.
Returns: 40
Total yards: 320
Avg. yards per punt return: 8.0
Longest return: 79 yards for a touchdown
Watch his first punt return and touchdown against Air Force as a Wolverine by clicking here.
The full FWAA Freshman All-American roster can be found here.