Player Career

James Peoples Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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.

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonOhio State19543.311—
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State19543.3110
2025 PostseasonOhio State39454.710.6199
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State39454.710.60

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Ohio State to Penn StateP4 to P479.6Jan 7, 2026

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.

59

Scrimmage Yards

74.3 takeover

59 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#4

vs No. 72 Rutgers

Week 13 · W 42-9 · Conference game

55

Scrimmage Yards

69.9 takeover

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 5.8 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 2 · W 56-0

49

Scrimmage Yards

66.5 takeover

Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

394 primary output · 54.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage

61

#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

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

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