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Jamal
PETERS
#2 Defensive Back
Jamal
PETERS
#2 Defensive Back
Height 6'1
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-12-22 (29)
Born Bassfield, MS
School Mississippi State
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 3
Special Teams Tackles 0
Interceptions 0
Sacks 0

CFL: 6
Tiger-Cats: 3
Acquired: Signed as a free agent February 14, 2024

 

AWARDS

ALL-CFL – 2 – (2022, 2025)
East Division All-CFL – 3 – (2022, 2024, 2025)

 

CAREER

2025: Tiger-Cats
Appearing in 16 games, totalled 50 tackles, six interceptions, and was named to the All-CFL East Division team.

 

2024: Tiger-Cats
Opened the season on the one-game injured list…Started six regular season games at boundary corner…Registered three defensive tackles, two special teams tackles and one pass knockdown week 2 vs. Saskatchewan…Registered one special teams tackle, one pass knockdown and one interception week 3 in Regina…Named to the week 3 CFL Honour Roll powered PFF.

 

2021-2023: Argonauts
Signed with the Atlanta Falcons in January 2023 before being waived in June and later joining the Toronto Argonauts that same month.

Over two seasons with Toronto, he played 23 regular season games and emerged as one of the CFL’s top defensive backs. In 2021, he recorded 31 tackles and one interception in eight games after making his CFL debut against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 2022, he played 15 games and totaled 57 defensive tackles, one sack, and a league-leading six interceptions, including a 67-yard pick-six against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was named both an East Division All-Star and CFL All-Star, and helped Toronto capture a 24–23 victory over Winnipeg in the 109th Grey Cup.

 

2020: Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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

 

COLLEGE

2015-2018: Mississippi State University
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, one sack, three interceptions, and two 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
2024
HAM 14 38 3 0 4 0 0
2025
HAM 16 50 0 0 6 0 0
2026
HAM 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total
67 211 4 1 21 0 2

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2021
TOR 8 0 1 0 9
2022
TOR 15 0 1 1 17
2023
TOR 13 0 1 0 14
2024
HAM 14 0 0 0 14
2025
HAM 16 0 1 0 17
2026
HAM 1 0 0 0 1

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-04
1 MTL 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total
3 0 0 0 0 0

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS