| Jamal Peters | |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Current Team: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| High School: | Bassfield (MS) |
| College: | Mississippi State |
| Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Cflstatus: | American |
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| Cfl: | jamal-peters/165258/ |
Quinn Jamal Peters (born December 22, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Mississippi State.
Peters played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 2015 to 2018.[1] He played in 46 games where he had 99 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, one sack, and two forced fumbles.[1]
After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Peters signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 4, 2019.[2] However, he was released following an injury settlement on May 14, 2019.[3]
Peters remained unsigned in 2020 and was eventually signed by the Toronto Argonauts on February 2, 2021.[4] He began the 2021 season on the practice roster, but was elevated to the active roster in Week 2 and played in his first career professional game on August 13, 2021, where he had nine tackles and one interception against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[2] He remained a starter on defence until he suffered a knee injury in Week 10.[5] He sat out for the remainder of the regular season, but had played in eight games and recorded 31 defensive tackles and one interception until that point.[2] Peters returned to play in the team's lone post-season game in the East Final where he had one defensive tackle in the loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[2]
On January 9, 2023, Peters signed a reserve/future contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[6] He was released on June 5, 2023.[7]
On June 12, 2023, it was announced that Peters had re-signed with the Argonauts.[8] He became a free agent in February 2024.
On February 13, 2024, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced that Peters had signed with the team.[9]
Peters was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Yashica Peters.[1] He has one brother, Gerobe Jr.[1]