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#23 James Peoples

Class  JR/TRFrom  Ohio State (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 214 lbHometown  San Antonio, TX · Veterans Memorial

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Running Back

Experience

3-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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RB room context

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James Peoples holds the RB · Backup spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

RB · StarterCarson HansenStarter

RB · BackupJames PeoplesBackup

Transfer history

2026Ohio State→Penn State Nittany Lions

Background & career

James Peoples is a running back from San Antonio, Texas, who attended Veterans Memorial High School before joining Ohio State. A four-star recruit ranked 115th overall in the 2024 class, he played in eight games during his 2024 freshman season, recording 197 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 49 carries. In 2025, Peoples appeared in 14 games, accumulating 344 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 61 carries while adding 10 receptions for 50 yards. He now transfers to Penn State as a junior.

Ohio State2024 – 2025

Penn State2026 — present

Previous schoolOhio StateRecruiting4-star · No. 115 nationalOriginSan Antonio, TX · Veterans Memorial