"The next Charles Woodson.'' "The most versatile player I've ever scouted.'' Those were just a few of the compliments being thrown around by NFL scouts at Jabrill Peppers, the Michigan do-it-all phenom, who played his high school football at Paramus Catholic.

Peppers, 6-1, 205, has been a star in all three phases of the game for Jim Harbaugh's undefeated and No. 2 ranked Wolverines this fall.

And the scouts have taken notice.

"He's unbelievable,'' a top college scout for a NFC team said. "He can do everything. He can be whatever you want him to be. He might be the next Charles Woodson.''

Woodson won the Heisman Trophy and led Michigan to the national title in 1997 and went on to a nine-time Pro Bowl career with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers.

"He can be that good,'' the scout continued. "I'd start him out at cornerback. If you want to move him to safety, you could do that. He can play offense, too. He might actually be able to play both ways for you.''

An executive in personnel for another NFC team was just as impressed with Peppers.

"He's a top five pick in my mind,'' he said. "He's unbelievable. He's the most versatile player I've ever scouted. He does it all for (Michigan). I think at our level, he's a safety, he reminds me of (former Steelers great) Troy Polamalu. I don't think I'd use him on offense. He could be a good return man for you, though.

"What he is, is just a phenomenal athlete. But he's more than that, because he's tough and he's smart, too.''

A third scout also thinks Peppers would be best at safety in the NFL, but one that a defense could utilize in a variety of ways.

"He's better than Jalen Ramsey (the No. 5 overall pick of the 2016 draft by the Jaguars), so there's that,'' the scout said. "He's a safety, but you can match him up if you want. He can take on the better tight ends, (the Redskins') Jordan Reed man to man. You can put him in the slot. You can blitz him, play him deep. He's going to be a difference maker for a defense.''

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