I don't understand the hype around Peppers. How can he be considered an elite playmaker when he do any have a single INT in his college career? I don't believe he has any forced fumbles or fumble recoveries either.
I agree it is odd he doesn't have an INT... but sometimes that is an indicator of a good defender. Meaning the QB doesn't throw his way or attempt to throw his way. I wish I could back it with numbers for you but those are harder to find with college. His first year he was hurt on a dirty low block by App St so only played 3 games. This year he plays LB, so there aren't many opportunities for him to INT passes. He is a great tackler and has tremendous game speed.. he looks faster than everyone on the field. I am surprised about the fumbles as well, but he did have 10 passes defensed (#7 in BigTen) when he played safety last year and has 13 TFLs (#3 in BigTen) so far this year. I may be bias because I am a Michigan fan, but I think he could be something special in the NFL.