James Blackman

James Blackman
Arkansas State Red Wolves – No. 1
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Personal information
Born:	November 14, 1998 (age 23); Belle Glade, Florida
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College	Florida State (2017–2020); Arkansas State (2021);
Bowl games	Independence Bowl (2017);
High school	Glades Central
Career highlights and awards
	2017 Independence Bowl Offensive MVP; Record for most passing touchdowns in the Independence Bowl (4);
	Stats at ESPN.com;

James Blackman (born November 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback who plays college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Career[]

Blackman played high school football at Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida.^[1] Blackman committed to Florida State over offers from West Virginia and Louisville.^[2] He became the starting quarterback after Deondre Francois suffered a season-ending injury during the season opener against Alabama.^[3] Blackman became the first true freshman starting quarterback at FSU since Chip Ferguson in 1985. Despite the Seminoles being down 2-5 at one point in the season, Blackman was able to lead the team to a 6-6 record and an appearance in the 2017 Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi. During the game, he threw four touchdown passes (three to Auden Tate and one to Cam Akers), setting an Independence Bowl record^[4] and netted the Offensive MVP.^[5]

On November 11, 2020 head coach Mike Norvell announced James Blackman will no longer be with the team and looking to transfer.^[6]

Year	Team	Passing							Rushing
Year	Team	Comp	Att	Yards	Pct.	TDs	Int	Rating	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2017	Florida State	173	297	2,230	58.2	19	11	135.0	64	−39	−0.6	0
2018	Florida State	33	51	510	64.7	5	1	177.1	11	−26	−2.4	0
2019	Florida State	184	292	2,339	63.0	17	11	142.0	68	41	0.6	1
2020	Florida State	43	76	366	56.6	2	3	97.8	18	−11	−0.6	0
2021	Arkansas State	51	92	651	55.4	4	0	129.2	14	49	3.5	0
Total		484	808	6,096	59.9	47	26	136.0	175	14	0.1	1