James Blackman (born November 14, 1998) is an American former 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.
Blackman played high school football at Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida.
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 season opener against Alabama. Blackman became the first true freshman starting quarterback at FSU since Chip Ferguson in 1985. Despite the Seminoles being down 2âÂÂ5 at one point in the season, Blackman was able to lead the team to a 6âÂÂ6 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 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.
On April 29, 2023, Blackman signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. He was waived by the Dolphins on August 7. Blackman was re-signed by the Dolphins on August 21. Blackman was then waived again as part of final roster cuts on August 28.