James Paige

Sophomore (2025): Dual-threat offensive player that saw time both at quarterback and running back ... Rushed for 520 yards off 96 carries (5.4 YPC) and had eight touchdowns ... Highlight of the season came at Utah Tech (10/11) with a five-touchdown performance ... Rushed for four scores and threw one touchdown pass to help the Texans to a road win ... Became the ninth player in program history to score four touchdowns in a game, plus he added one through the air, finishing with 114 rushing yards on 30 attempts (3.8 YPC) and 1-of-2 passing ... Had his second consecutive 100-yard running game the next week, rushing for 106 yards and scoring once to lift the Texans to a win against West Georgia (10/18) ... Also had 76 yards and a touchdown at Central Arkansas (9/13) ... Scored at Eastern Kentucky (10/25) and against North Alabama (11/15). Redshirt Freshman (2024): Did not appear in a game. Freshman (2023): Redshirted as a true freshman. Newnan High School: All-Region in GHSA 6A Region 5, All-County, All-State honorable mention and his team's Offensive MVP as a senior … All-County in 2021 … Was also the team captain in 2022 … Completed 88 passes for 1,145 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior … Chose Tarleton State over an offer from Air Force … Also participated in two years of varsity track and field, making state each year. Personal: Is a 2023 graduate of Newnan High School in Newnan, Georgia … Full name is James Cameron Paige … Nickname is JP … Hometown is Newnan, Georgia … Son of Bernard and Karessa … Has five sisters, Alaurea, Lyric, Kanika, Keandra and Alycia … Related to Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson … Majoring in Sports Management … Born Feb. 23.