Ohio State football had another dominant recruiting class and landed a consensus top-five class in the country. Once again, the class features serious star power on the offensive side of the football. The Buckeyes snagged a four-star running back from the state of Texas.
Name: James Peoples
High School: Veterans Memorial (San Antonio, TX)
Height: 5 feet, 9 inches
Weight: 200 pounds
Position: Running Back
Strengths
Ohio State RB commit James Peoples lowers the shoulder. pic.twitter.com/h1pin5yula
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Peoples appears to be a prototypical three down back with the ability to take a workhorse amount of carries as well as be effective in the passing game. He has more than enough athleticism to exploit the smallest available creases provided by the defense. Size is also not an issue, as Peoples is already built well enough to take a Big Ten workload and has the potential to gain at least another 15 pounds in positive weight.