Aeneas Peebles

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Aeneas Peebles makes a tackle against Florida State

Tre Freeman and Aeneas Peebles combine to bring down a Notre Dame player

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-1
Weight:
286
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Knightdale

DUKE CAREER: Lettered four seasons (2020-21-22-23) … in 48 career games (3 starts), compiled 87 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 8.5 sacks, three PBUs, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and 14 QB pressures … garnered 2+ tackles in 25 games, including a career-best six against North Carolina A&T in 2021 ... posted 1.0+ TFL on five occasions, including a career-high 2.5 against Connecticut in 2023 … tallied 1.0+ sacks seven times, including a career-best 1.5 versus the Huskies in 2023 … earned a career-best three QB pressures against Temple in 2022 ... posted one fumble recovery against Wake Forest and one caused fumble against North Carolina A&T (2022) and Pittsburgh (2023) … played 1,317 career snaps

2023: Third Team All-ACC selection … recipient of the team’s Cutcliffe Family Award, which is awarded to the overall most improved player in the program … saw action in all 13 games, making one start against Notre Dame … recorded 43 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks, two PBUs, six QB pressures, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … tied for the team lead in QB hurries, TFL and sacks … compiled 2+ tackles in 11 contests, including a season-high five against Florida State, Virginia and Wake Forest … posted 1.0+ TFL five times, including a season-high 2.5 against Connecticut … recorded 1.0+ sacks on four occasions, including a year-best 1.5 against the Huskies … lone caused fumble came against Pittsburgh, while fumble recovery occurred in a contest with Wake Forest … posted a season-high two QB pressures in season opener against Clemson and Birmingham Bowl against Troy … on Duke’s bowl game charts, Birmingham Bowl totals rank tied for first in QB pressures (2) and tied for third in sacks (1.0) … on the field for 476 snaps.

2022: Saw action in all 13 games … registered 15 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one PBU, six QB pressures and one forced fumble … compiled 2+ tackles in five contests, including a season-high four against Virginia Tech ... recorded a season-best 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sacks versus North Carolina A&T ... posted a season-high three QB pressures against Temple ... carded lone caused fumble against North Carolina A&T ... had one PBU against UCF in the Military Bowl ... on the field for 434 snaps.

2021: Saw action in all 12 games, making two starts against Charlotte and North Carolina A&T … registered 26 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, and two QB pressures … compiled 2+ tackles in eight contests, including a season-high six against North Carolina A&T ... recorded a season-best 1.0 TFL in games with North Carolina, North Carolina A&T and Northwestern ... posted a season-high two QB pressures against Northwestern ... on the field for 319 snaps.

2020: Played in 10 games, missing action against Georgia Tech … totaled three tackles … logged a season-high two tackles against North Carolina … on the field for 88 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2020.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four years at Knightdale under coach Anthony Timmons ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... listed by Rivals.com as the No. 48 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 15 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina ... compiled 195 tackles, 27 sacks, 20 QB hurries, and two blocked field goals over final two seasons ... 2019 defensive 4A player of the year ... helped Knightdale to consecutive state playoff appearances ... also lettered two years in baseball.

PERSONAL: Born September 3, 2001 ... graduated from Duke in December 2023, with a sociology degree, and a certificate in policy journalism and media studies ... son of William and Gia Peebles ... father was a four-year letterwinner as a defensive lineman at Appalachian State University (1991-92-93-94), earning All-America honors in 1994 by The Sports Network (1st), Associated Press (2nd) and Football Gazette (2nd), was a two-time First Team All-Southern Conference selection (1993, 1994), graduated in Top-10 for season TFL (23, 1994), QB pressures (24, 1994), and sacks (11.5, 1994), as well as career TFL (39) and QB pressures (51), and holds the program’s single-game TFL record with six against East Tennessee State in 1994, and signed with the Charlotte Rage of the arena football league in 1996 ... mother lettered four years in softball at California State University Long Beach (1990-91-92-93), earning two-time All-Big West honors in 1990 (HM) and 1993 (1st), was a four-time College World Series participant, graduated ninth in career at bats (694), and was the first Black female to play for the program, signed as a free agent with the Durham Dragons of the Women’s Pro Softball League for inaugural season (1997), and served one year as head coach for North Carolina Central University, leading team to 1999 CIAA title ... maternal grandfather, Doug Wilkerson, was a four-year letterwinner (1965, 1967-68-69) as an offensive and defensive lineman at North Carolina Central University, earning two-time First Team All-America honors by American Football Coaches Association (1968-69), Pittsburgh Courier (1968-69) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (1969), three-time First Team All-CIAA selection (1967-68-69), selected in the first round as the 14th overall pick of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers becoming NCCU’s highest NFL draft pick, 14-year NFL veteran (1970-84; 204 career games) playing mostly with the San Diego Chargers, appeared in three consecutive Pro Bowls (1981-82-83) garnering First Team All-Pro Bowl and All-NFL Team honors in 1982, inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in 2000, as well as NCCU’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984, North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, Fayetteville, N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, Breitbard Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame in 2008, and Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2014, served as a part-time Duke football assistant coach in the spring of 1971.