| James Blackman | |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| High School: | Glades Central (FL) |
| College: | Florida State (2017–2020) Arkansas State (2021–2022) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Passing attempts |
| Statlabel2: | Passing completions |
| Statlabel3: | Completion percentage |
| Statlabel4: | TD–INT |
| Statlabel5: | Passing yards |
| Statlabel6: | Passer rating |
| Statlabel7: | Rushing yards |
| Statlabel8: | Rushing touchdowns |
| Pfr: | BlacJa01 |
James Blackman (born November 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida State and Arkansas State. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL Draft.
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 was no longer with the team and was looking to transfer.[6] He transferred to Arkansas State in January 2021.[7]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Florida State Seminoles | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 12 | 7–5 | 173 | 297 | 58.2 | 2,230 | 7.5 | 19 | 11 | 135.0 | 64 | −39 | −0.6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0–1 | 33 | 51 | 64.7 | 510 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 177.1 | 11 | −26 | −2.4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 5–7 | 184 | 292 | 63.0 | 2,339 | 8.0 | 17 | 11 | 142.0 | 68 | 41 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0–2 | 43 | 76 | 56.6 | 366 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 97.8 | 18 | −11 | −0.6 | 0 | |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 8 | 1–5 | 109 | 183 | 59.6 | 1,344 | 7.3 | 8 | 4 | 131.3 | 32 | −39 | −1.2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 2–9 | 223 | 347 | 64.3 | 2,471 | 7.1 | 14 | 3 | 135.7 | 61 | −120 | −2.0 | 3 | |
| Career | 50 | 15–29 | 765 | 1,246 | 61.4 | 9,260 | 7.4 | 65 | 33 | 135.7 | 254 | -194 | -0.8 | 4 | |
On April 29, 2023, Blackman signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was waived on August 7, 2023.[9] He was re-signed by the Dolphins on August 21, 2023.[10] Blackman was then waived again as part of final roster cuts on August 28, 2023.[11]