Jabrill Peppers won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award on Tuesday night, but was he really the right choice?





Peppers had a fantastic year, but Malik Hooker has been more consistent and dominant. As we saw when the two matched up last Saturday, Hooker has the potential to shut down almost any receiver.





He's done it all year, and should have taken home some hardware.

Jabrill Peppers as B1G LB of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year is a joke. Talented player, not dominant on either side of ball. — Eleven Warriors (@11W) November 29, 2016

Don't get me wrong, I love Jabrill Peppers. I have a lot of respect for him as a player and I think that he is really talented with a bright future hopefully in the NFL, but he shouldn't have been the Defensive Player of the Year.

Big Ten named Peppers best defensive player in league, also named linebacker and return specialist of the year #GoBlue — 〽️ichigan Football (@MichiganFutball) November 30, 2016

Defensively, Hooker was just as good, maybe even a little better than Peppers this season. He finished his season with one more tackle than Peppers, five more interceptions, and three more defensive touchdowns than him.





Peppers has had a memorable season for the Wolverines, but he's not the best pure defensive player in the Big Ten. That title belongs to Hooker, and he got robbed.