James Blackman
James Blackman (born November 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback who formerly played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. 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]
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
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| High school | Glades Central |
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| Born: | November 14, 1998 Belle Glade, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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On November 11, 2020 head coach Mike Norvell announced James Blackman will no longer be with the team and looking to transfer.[6]
College statistics
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| Team | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TDs | Int | Rating | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Florida State | 173 | 297 | 2,230 | 58.2 | 19 | 11 | 135.0 | 65 | -36 | -0.6 | 0 |
| Florida State | 33 | 51 | 510 | 64.7 | 5 | 1 | 177.1 | 11 | -26 | -2.4 | 0 |
| Florida State | 170 | 266 | 2,095 | 63.9 | 16 | 7 | 144.7 | 62 | 48 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Total | 376 | 614 | 4,835 | 61.2 | 40 | 19 | 142.7 | 138 | -14 | -0.1 | 1 |
References
- "James Blackman, Florida State, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Schoffel, Ira (August 3, 2016). "Florida State lands commitment from 2017 QB James Blackman". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Clark, Ryan S. (September 7, 2017). "Next man up? Why James Blackman is ready to stake his claim at FSU". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- "Bowl Records". Independence Bowl. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Deen, Safid (December 27, 2017). "FSU's Cam Akers, James Blackman shine in freshman finales in Independence Bowl". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- "FSU QB James Blackman will no longer be with FSU's program". Noles247. Retrieved November 11, 2020.