James Blackman
James Blackman is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and Arkansas State. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL draft.
Early life
Blackman played high school football at Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida.College career
Blackman committed to Florida State over offers from West Virginia and Louisville. He became the starting quarterback after Deondre Francois suffered a season-ending injury during the 2017 [Florida State Seminoles football team|season opener] against Alabama [Crimson Tide football|Alabama]. 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 Miss [Golden Eagles football|Southern Mississippi]. During the game, he threw four touchdown passes, setting an Independence Bowl record and netted the Offensive MVP.On November 11, 2020, head coach Mike Norvell announced James Blackman was no longer with the team and was looking to transfer. He transferred to Arkansas State in January 2021.