Furman University

Committed to Furman on October 17...projected December graduate of Cardinal (7A) Gibbons High School...will enroll at Furman in Janurary and take part in spring practice...football coach was Steven Wright...played defensive back, wide receiver, and return specialist...has tallied 63 tackles and four fumble recoveries this season in helping his squad to a 12-2 record and state playoff semifinals...three-time all-conference and 2025 conference defensive player of the year selection...credited with 353 tackles, four interceptions, seven forced fumbles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 15 pass deflections, and seven fumble recoveries in his career...Shrine Bowl selection...also starred in wrestling...earned all-state honors as a sophomore and team state title his junior year...owns a 54-25 career record.

Personal: Full name is Braylon Maurice Peebles...born October 13, 2007, in Raleigh, North Carolina...son of Gia and William Peebles...has two brothers, Aeneas and Caleb...brother Aeneas played football at Duke & Virginia Tech, earned All-America honors, and played for the Baltimore Ravens...brother Caleb played football at Western Carolina...father played football at Appalachian State...mother played softball at Long Beach State...uncle, Shawn Hackett, played football at West Virginia...grandfather, Douglas Wilkerson, was a first round NFL Draft pick in 1970 by the Houston Oilers out of North Carolina Central and played many years with the San Diego Chargers, earning All-Pro three times...was inducted into the Chargers' Hall of Fame and into the Black College Hall of Fame 2014.