James Peoples
RB · Junior
5'10" · 214 lbs · Offense
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Also wearing #1: Ikenna Ezeogu (DE)
Where he came from
- Hometown
- San Antonio, Texas
- High school
- Veterans Memorial
- Previous school
- Ohio State
- College path
- Ohio State (2024–2025)
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (93 On3)
- National rank
- #160
- Position rank
- #10 RB
- State rank
- #25 TX
- Consensus
- 4-star, #119 national
- Class
- 2024
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
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Played in 14 games...Rushed for 344 yards and three touchdowns on 61 carries with a long rush of 49 yards. Added 10 receptions for 50 yards and an 18-yard kick return.
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2024-25 • OHIO STATE
Season:
2025: Played in 14 games...Rushed for 344 yards and three touchdowns on 61 carries with a long rush of 49 yards. Added 10 receptions for 50 yards and an 18-yard kick return.
2024:
Appeared in eight games...Gained 197 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns on 49 carries. Had one catch.
Game-By-Game:
2025:
Texas (8/30): Recorded 20 yards on 10 carries.
Grambling (9/6): Gained 59 yards on eight carries with a long rush of 12 yards.
Ohio (9/13): Rushed for 47 yards on seven carries with a long run of 17 yards...Had two catches for 11 yards.
at Washington (9/27): Had three carries for 10 yards and three catches for 16 yards.
Minnesota (10/4): Notched 59 rushing yards on seven carries...Had a long rush of 33 yards.
at Illinois (10/11): Had five carries for seven yards.
at Wisconsin (10/18): Caught a five-yard pass.
Penn State (11/1): Rushed for 19 yards on four carries and had a four-yard catch.
at Purdue (11/8): Gained 26 yards on eight carries...Added two catches for nine yards.
UCLA (11/15): Rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns on six carries with a long rush of 19 yards...Added a five-yard grab.
Rutgers (11/22): Gained 55 yards and a touchdown on three carries...Had a long run of 49 yards.
2024: Akron (8/31): Rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown on six carries.
Western Michigan (9/7): Gained 51 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries with a long rush of 12 yards...Added one reception.
Marshall (9/21): Tallied 31 yards on six carries.
at Michigan State (9/28): Had 10 carries for 29 yards.
Iowa (10/5): Ran for 12 yards on three carries.
Purdue (11/9): Notched three carries for 12 yards.
at Northwestern (11/16): Compiled 26 yards on four carries with a long rush of 18 yards.
vs. Tennessee (12/21): Had seven carries.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Played at Veteran Memorial High School...Was a finalist for 2022 San Antonio Express-Times Offensive Player of the Year...Played in the 2024 All-American Bowl...Rushed for 1,904 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior...Averaged 10+ yards per carry in each of his last two high school seasons...Rated as a four-star prospect...Ranked as the No. 7 RB in the class by 247sports and the No. 8 RB by On3...Son of Nakisha and James Peoples II...Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management.