Aeneas Peebles

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Aeneas Peebles
Virginia Tech Hokies–No. 16
Position Defensive tackle
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: (2001-09-03) September 3, 2001 (age 23)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight290 lb (132 kg)
Career history
College
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.

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Early life

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

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]

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