James Peoples
Penn State Nittany Lions
75
Solid

James Peoples

Penn State Nittany LionsAverage
RBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Ohio State
2nd String / Backup

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James Peoples is listed 2nd string at RB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Junior · #1 · 5'10", 214 lbs

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Depth at RB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 12186Carson HansenStarter
  2. 2175James PeoplesYou
  3. 32559Quinton Martin Jr.
  4. 42651Cam Wallace

Penn State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Penn State

Penn State plays Washington away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of San Antonio Veterans Memorial, ranked #115 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 344 rushing yards, 3 rush TD. That's 15% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #115 NatlTeam Share15%
San Antonio, TX
Jersey
#1
Class
JR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
214 lbs
Transfer
Ohio State

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—3443

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9484
National Rank
#115
High School
San Antonio Veterans Memorial
Hometown
San Antonio, TX

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated offense; 70th-percentile production at transfer origin (×1.00 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 75.

Team offense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 70% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 12% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 17LMICHYDS 14
CAR
5
YDS
14
AVG
2.8
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 21-18

Oct 10LUSCYDS 20
CAR
7
YDS
20
AVG
2.9
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 31-23

Oct 3LNUYDS 16
CAR
8
YDS
13
AVG
1.6
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
16
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26LWISYDS 67
CAR
14
YDS
67
AVG
4.8
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
3
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 24-20

Sep 19WBUFFYDS 59
CAR
8
YDS
59
AVG
7.4
TD
2
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 12WTEMYDS 42
CAR
7
YDS
42
AVG
6.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHYDS 31
CAR
8
YDS
31
AVG
3.9
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 45-0

James Peoples's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

344 rush yds · 3 TD · 13% of carries
Usage / Involvement36%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.