Peebles snags preseason All-America honor from D2Football.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Carson-Newman football linebacker Rondrow Peebles (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to D2Football.com's preseason All-America team, the organization announced late Tuesday evening.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Carson-Newman football linebacker Rondrow Peebles (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to D2Football.com's preseason All-America team, the organization announced late Tuesday evening.
In Peebles last full season (2019), he earned postseason All-America honors from Don Hansen's Football Gazette, D2Football.com, the Associated Press and D2CCA.
Peebles is Carson-Newman's first All-American linebacker since Jaycob Coleman garnred the honor in 2013.
Peebles earned a pair of SAC Defensive Player of the Week awards in 2019 He was Carson-Newman's leading tackler with 93 stops.
Peebles also had 18.0 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks. He tallied a game-changing interception against Limestone. Peebles was named national player of the week following his 12-tackle, 3.5-tackle for loss, 1.5-sack performance on opening night against West Florida. The 12 tackles are one of four double-digit tackle efforts on the year. He had 11 stops against Catawba, Newberry and Limestone.
Peebles tied Temoris Coats for the third most TFL in a single season in program history with 18. His nine sacks are the most by a Carson-Newman linebacker in a single season.
In Carson-Newman's lone spring game in 2021, Peebles notched eight tackles with two for loss and a pass break up in C-N's 40-37, four-overtime win over UVA Wise.
Carson-Newman opens the season Sept. 2 under the lights of Burke-Tarr Stadium against West Georgia. Coverage of the contest begins one hour prior to gametime with the AEC Tailgate Show on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville) and online at cneagles.com/live.
