Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Ohio State
James Peoples
RB • 5'10" • 206 lbs • San Antonio, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Peoples leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
James Peoples built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of James Peoples' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
James Peoples, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. James Peoples leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 589
- Rushing yards
- 541
- Receiving yards
- 48
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
James Peoples quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 589
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Veterans Memorial · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Veterans Memorial · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Sophomore
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 394 scrimmage yards · RB 247th (top 34%) · Big Ten 84th (top 25%) · National 632nd (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 189 | 191 | -2 | 2 | 48.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12 | 394 | 344 | 50 | 3 | 61 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State to Penn State | P4 to P4 | 79.6 | Jan 7, 2026 |
James Peoples played RB for Ohio State. Across 2 tracked seasons, James Peoples recorded 541 rushing yards, 48 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Ohio State paired 394 primary output with 54.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
32.8
Efficiency
54.7
Usage
10.6
Consistency
59.2
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 20. Grambling: 59. Ohio: 58. Washington: 26. Minnesota: 59. Illinois: 7. Wisconsin: 5. Penn State: 23. Purdue: 35. UCLA: 47. Rutgers: 55
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 10 by 20.8. Grambling: 8 by 76.8. Ohio: 9 by 68.8. Washington: 6 by 38.9. Minnesota: 7 by 85.1. Illinois: 5 by 14.6. Wisconsin: 1 by 41.7. Penn State: 5 by 48.9. Purdue: 10 by 34.9. UCLA: 7 by 71.7. Rutgers: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.8 · Games = 11 · +35.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -35.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Miami | L 14-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Rutgers | W 42-9 | 3 | 55 | 18.30 | 1 | — | — | 18.3 |
| Sun 11/16 | vs UCLA2+ TD | W 48-10 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Purdue | W 34-10 | 8 | 26 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Penn State | W 38-14 | 4 | 19 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Illinois | W 34-16 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Minnesota | W 42-3 | 7 | 59 | 8.40 | 0 | — | — | 8.4 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Washington | W 24-6 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio | W 37-9 | 7 | 47 | 6.70 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Grambling | W 70-0 | 8 | 59 | 7.40 | 0 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Texas | W 14-7 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
James Peoples story
James Peoples built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of James Peoples' career was his backfield work: 541 rushing yards, 110 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 48 receiving yards across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 48 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Peoples' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Ohio State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 195 | 43.3 | 11 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 195 | 43.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 394 | 54.7 | 10.6 | 199 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 394 | 54.7 | 10.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 70 Minnesota
Week 6 · W 42-3 · Conference game
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
59 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#2
vs No. 84 Ohio
Week 3 · W 37-9
58
Scrimmage Yards
71.3 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#3
vs Grambling
Week 2 · W 70-0
59
Scrimmage Yards
71.2 takeover
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and 12.9 usage.
#4
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 13 · W 42-9 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
69.9 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 5.8 usage.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 56-0
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Scrimmage Yards
66.5 takeover
Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
49 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Ohio State
394 primary output · 54.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
61
394 primary · 54.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
48.5
195 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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