Peoples-Jones, 6-2, 204, is a four-year NFL veteran who was originally selected in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Michigan by the Cleveland Browns. In four seasons with the Browns (2020-23) and the Detroit Lions (2023-24), Peoples-Jones played in 58 regular season games with 31 starts and has career totals of 122 receptions for 1,895 yards (15.5 avg.) with eight touchdowns. Peoples-Jones has also rushed once for two yards times, returned 61 punts for 479 yards (7.9 avg.) with a 76-yard touchdown and returned 18 kickoffs for 379 yards. In five postseason contests with two starts for the Browns and Lions, he recorded two receptions for 31 yards and returned five punts for 40 yards (8.0 avg.).
In 2023, the Detroit, Mich. native played in 15 regular season games with six starts for the Browns and Lions and recorded 13 receptions for 155 yards, while bringing back 13 punts for 84 yards. In three postseason contests, he brought back four punts for 32 yards. In 2024, he spent the season on Detroit’s practice squad. Peoples-Jones participated in the Saints’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis last weekend.
Peoples-Jones was a two-time All-Big ten selection as a wideout and two-time honoree as a punt returner during his college career in Ann Arbor for the Wolverines, where he appeared in 37 games with 26 starts, totaling 2,155 all-purpose yards with 16 touchdowns (14 receiving).