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.

Usage / Role

25%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2024 · Rating 0.9484

Veterans Memorial · San Antonio, TX

Committed To: Ohio State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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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%)

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.

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