Aeneas Peebles
| Virginia Tech Hokies – No. 16 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 3, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Knightdale (Knightdale, North Carolina) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Aeneas Peebles (born September 3, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He previously played for the Duke Blue Devils.
Early life
[edit]Peebles attended Knightdale High School in Knightdale, North Carolina. Over his junior and senior year in high school, he had a combined 195 tackles and 27 tackles. As a senior in 2019, he was the Northern Athletic 4A Defensive Player of the Year. Peebles committed to Duke University to play college football.
College career
[edit]Peebles played at Duke from 2020 to 2023.[1][2] During the four years he played in 47 games and had 87 tackles and 8.5 sacks.[3] After the 2023 season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Virginia Tech to play his final college season.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ A new chapter for Aeneas Peebles
- ^ Hokies’ Aeneas Peebles expects ‘electric’ homecoming in return to Duke
- ^ Peebles great addition from transfer portal
- ^ Teel: All-ACC Duke transfer Aeneas Peebles a 'natural fit' for Hokies
- ^ Peebles maintains postgame tradition with father in his development at Virginia Tech
- ^ Transfer defensive tackles making early impression for Hokies