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James Blackman

QB · Arkansas State · Sr. · #1

Arkansas State 2022 alumnus
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James Blackman

QB · Arkansas State · Sr · #1

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#384 national
CFB
College
Arkansas State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Arkansas State2-10HC: Butch Jones · Pass-heavy
2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Arkansas State22334764.3%2,4737.1143135.7----
2021Arkansas State10918459.2%1,3347.284130.1----
Career33253162.5%3,8077.2227133.8----
SeasonTeam
2022Arkansas State61-120-2.03--
2021Arkansas State32-39-1.20--
Career93-159-1.73--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2022

W 35–33

vs Massachusetts

142 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT  ·  QBR 16.3  ·  -22 rush yds (3 car)

Edged out Massachusetts at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Surgeon

High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.

QB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to James Blackman’s 2021 season.

Arkansas State · 2021

#2

Jack Plummer

California · 2022

53%
#3

N'Kosi Perry

Florida Atlantic · 2021

53%
#4

Jack Plummer

Purdue · 2021

49%
#5

Gunnar Watson

Troy · 2021

49%

Matches James on

Yards / attempt
Rush yards / carry

Differs from James on

Completion % (higher)
INT rate (lower)
Total pass EPA (college ability) (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Spencer Petras’s path through Utah State.

Utah State · 2024

#2

Tanner McKee

Stanford · 2022

NFL Rd 6
81%
#3

Darren Grainger

Georgia State · 2023

80%
#4

Matthew Caldwell

Troy · 2024

79%
#5

Hayden Wolff

Western Michigan · 2024

78%

Matches Spencer on

Height
Recruiting rating
Yards per attempt
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Plummer's junior season at California (2022).

Jack Plummer

52%match

California · 2022

All-ACC
#2

Emory Jones

Arizona State · 2022

43%
#3

Matt McDonald

Bowling Green · 2022

40%
#4

Steven Angeli

Syracuse · 2025

38%
#5

Tommy DeVito

Illinois · 2022

38%

Matches Jack on

Yards / attempt
Completion %

Differs from Jack on

Weight (lower)
INT rate (lower)
Total pass EPA (college ability) (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like James Blackman

#1

Spencer Petras

Iowa · 2021

80%
#2

TJ Finley

Auburn · 2021

74%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022
1,3342021
2,4732022

+85%

Up 85% from first season to most-recent.