James Peoples

RB · #1 · Penn State · JR · 5'10" · 214 · San Antonio, TX

Transferred from OSU · RB depth chart, 2nd

344 2025 rush yards
3 2025 total TDs
9% Team touch share
9 Explosive plays
22 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Ohio State14261 344 5.6 10 50 3
2024 Ohio State8049 197 4.0 1 -2 2

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 24.6 43
Yards per carry 5.6 76
Receiving yards per game 3.6 35
Total TDs 3 50

Around James

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Rocco Becht QB · 2,584 pass yds · 12g · at ISU
RB Carson Hansen RB · 952 rush yds · 11g · at ISU
WR-X Chase Sowell WR · 500 rec yds · 12g · at ISU
WR-Z Brett Eskildsen WR · 526 rec yds · 12g · at ISU
WR-F Koby Howard WR · 133 rec yds · 9g
TE Andrew Rappleyea TE · 180 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Penn State 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.4% 56
Red zone TD rate 71.9% 63
Line yards per carry 2.6 65
Sack rate allowed 5.8% 52

2025 Game log

with Ohio State
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 TEX10 20 1
W2Grambling State Tigers8 59 1
W3 OHIO7 3 2 58 1
W5 @ WASH3 3 3 26
W6 MINN7 59 4
W7 @ ILL5 7 3
W8 @ WIS 1 1 5
W10 PSU4 2 1 23 1
W11 @ PUR8 2 2 35 5
W12 UCLA6 1 1 47 2 4
W13 RUTG3 55 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#113 Daniel Calhoun OT · Walton UGA
#114 Ryan Puglisi QB · Avon Old Farms UGA
#115 James Peoples RB · San Antonio Veterans Memorial OSU
#116 Peyton Woodyard S · St. John Bosco ALA
#117 Jerrick Gibson RB · IMG Academy TEX
RBs in the class
#6 Quinton Martin Jr. Belle Vernon PSU
#7 Kam Davis Dougherty FSU
#8 James Peoples San Antonio Veterans Memorial OSU
#9 Jerrick Gibson IMG Academy TEX
#10 Kedren Young Lufkin ND
2025 · 43th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 96th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.