2017 Football Roster

Brandon Peters
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Avon, Ind.
- High School:
- Avon
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS• Attempts: 44 - South Carolina, 2018
• Completion: 20 - South Carolina, 2018
• Yards: 186 - South Carolina, 2018
• Long: 48 - at Wisconsin, 2017
At Michigan
• Has appeared in 11 games in his Michigan career, with four starts under center
• Redshirted his freshman season in 2016
• Two-year letterman (2017-18)
Junior (2018)
• Appeared as quarterback in five games; recorded one pass for eight yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Saw game action against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Took snaps at quarterback against Nebraska (Sept. 22) and threw one interception
• Saw relief snaps against Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Played snaps at Rutgers (Nov. 10) and led a scoring drive
• Completed a scoring drive playing relief at Ohio State (Nov. 24) with an eight-yard completion to help set up a rushing score
Sophomore (2017)
• Named Offensive Player of the Game for his performance in the win over Maryland
• Played in six games with four starts at quarterback and passed for a total of 636 yards with four starts and earned his first varsity letter
• Made his Michigan debut at Purdue (Sept. 23) with the game in hand, leading an a drive of all running plays to wind out the clock and seal the victory
• Saw extended action for the first time against Rutgers (Oct. 28), completing 10-of-14 passes for 124 yards with one touchdown while distributing the ball to nine different receivers
• In his first career start against Minnesota (Nov. 4), completed eight of 13 pass attempts for 56 yards with one touchdown to Sean McKeon, guiding the offense to a turnover-free day in the win
• Completed 9-of-18 pass attempts for 145 yards and his first career multi-touchdown game (2) at Maryland (Nov. 11)
• Made the start at Wisconsin (Nov. 18) and completed 9-of-18 pass attempts for a career-high 157 yards, with one touchdown
• Completed 20-of-42 pass attempts in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1), totaling 186 yards with two interceptions
Freshman (2016)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Avon High School (2015) coached by Mark Bless
• Guided Avon HS to a state semi-final appearance as a senior
Key Statistics
• Threw for 6,843 yards and 79 touchdowns and just 17 interceptions in his high school career
• Threw for 3,103 yards and 37 touchdowns with five interceptions as a senior
• Completed 148-of-263 passes for 1,876 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for five touchdowns as a junior
Honors and Rankings
• Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Indiana
• 2015 Indiana Mr. Football
• Finalist for the Maxwell Football Club's National High School Player of the Year
• Finalist for the National Gatorade Player of the Year
• U.S. Army Player of the Year finalist
• Participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Game
• Rivals.com four-star prospect; listed as the eighth-best quarterback prospect nationally and the top-rated quarterback in Indiana
• Scout.com four-star prospect and the No. 77 overall prospect nationally
• ESPN four-star prospect; ranked as the sixth-best pro style quarterback nationally and No. 1 prospect in Indiana
• Fourth-best pro style quarterback and the 61st-rated overall player nationally according to 247Sports
• PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team, the nation's No. 134 overall player and a four-star prospect
• Two-time all-state selection
Personal
• Michael Brandon Peters was born on Oct. 15, 1997
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Sister, Brooke, plays volleyball at Purdue