James Peter

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James Peter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Ottawa, Ont.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    4
  • High School:
    St. Mother Teresa H.S.
  • Major:
    Human Kinetics
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    58.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    2
Bio

CAREER HONOURS:

  • 2022 U SPORTS All-Canadian, First Team
  • 2022 OUA All-Star, First Team
  • 2022 Gee-Gees Team Award: Defensive MVP
  • OUA Defensive Player of the Week, September 20 2022
  • 2021 Gee-Gees Team Award: Most Improved Player
  • 2020 Gee-Gees Team Award: Community Engagement

FOURTH YEAR (2022)

Earned U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian and OUA First Team All-Star honours in most dominant season of his career with Ottawa… Started all eight regular season and two playoff games at linebacker, serving as a team captain for the second consecutive season… Recorded a career-high 58 total tackles (44 solo, 28 assisted) in the regular season, to go along with three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and a pass breakup… Recorded his most impressive all-around performance in Ottawa’s playoff win over Windsor (Oct. 29) tallying 9 solo tackles, 1 assist, one sack and four tackles for loss… In OUA semi-final at Queen’s (Nov. 5) logged a season-high 11 total tackles including one for loss… Finished the regular season leading the OUA in solo tackles (44), total tackles (58.0), and tackles per game (7.3), as well as second in assisted tackles (28)… Ranked second in the nation in solo, assists, and total tackles, finishing third in tackles per game… Selected to attend the College Gridiron Showcase in Fort Worth, TX in January… Attended the 2023 CFL National Combine in Edmonton, AB in March 2023… Ranked as a top CFL Draft prospect by the CFL Scouting Bureau… Named Football Player of the Year at the Ottawa Sports Awards… Drafted by the Ottawa REDBLACKS with the 12th overall pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.

THIRD YEAR (2021)

Served as a team captain while starting all six regular season games at will linebacker, leading the team with 27 solo tackles…Also led the Gee-Gees in total tackles (36.5) while recording 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss…Finished eighth in the conference in solo tackles and tied for eighth in total tackles…Started both playoff games, leading the team in tackles in both contests…Selected to attend the 2022 U SPORTS East-West Bowl in the spring of 2022.

SECOND YEAR (2019)

Appeared and played in every regular season and postseason game…Featured as a starter on all special teams and saw consistent action as a linebacker in the defensive rotation…Recorded 12 solo tackles and three assisted tackles, total 13.5 tackles and averaging 1.7 tackles per game…Recorded his strongest showing in a 46-12 victory at York (Sept. 21), recording three solo tackles and assisting on two more.

FIRST YEAR (2018)

Appeared and played in every regular season and postseason game as a redshirt freshman…Featured primarily on special teams and saw some action as a linebacker in the defensive rotation…Recorded 13 solo tackles and three assisted tackles, totalling 14.5 tackles and averaging 1.8 tackles per game, in addition to one fumble recovery, and one touchdown…The highlight of his season came at Toronto (Oct. 4) in a 53-21 victory in which he added to the scoring total on a scoop-and-score fumble recovery ran back 28 yards for a touchdown in addition to 3.5 tackles.

REDSHIRT YEAR (2017)

Did not appear in any games, did not impact eligibility.

BEFORE THE GEE-GEES

Attended Mother Theresa High School in Ottawa… Was an Ottawa High School Football (OHSF) AIA All-Star in 2016 and 2017 winning defensive MVP in 2016 and game MVP in 2017… Awarded Fox 40 Prospect Challenge Defensive MVP… Awarded Mother Theresa H.S. Team MVP Honours… Recognized as a top recruit in the Canada Football Chat (CFC) Top 50 List… Named to the OHSF All-Decade Team.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 44 44
Assists 28 28
Tackles 58.0 58.0
Tackles per game 7.3 7.3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.0 3.0
Tackle for loss yards 7 7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 1 - - - - 0
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 6 4 8.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 9 2 10.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 7 2 8.0 - - 1.0 2 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 6 8 10.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 2 1 2.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 5 1 5.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 4 1 4.5 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 5 9 9.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 8 - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 - - - - - 0 -
2018-19 8 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 8 - - - 0 0 .0
2021-22 6 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 8 - - - - 0 .0
Total 30 - - - 0 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 6 0.8 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - 0 - - 1 - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 8 13 3 14.5 1.8 - - 0.0 - - 1 28 - - - -
2019-20 8 12 3 13.5 1.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 27 19 36.5 6.1 1.5 5 2.5 6 - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 44 28 58.0 7.3 - - 3.0 7 2 - - - - 1 -
Total 30 96 53 122.5 4.1 1.5 5 5.5 13 2 1 28 - - 1 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 44 28 58.0 7.3 - - 3.0 7 2 - - - - 1 -
Conference 8 44 28 58.0 7.3 - - 3.0 7 2 - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 20 19 29.5 9.8 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - -
Away 4 19 8 23.0 5.8 - - 2.0 5 2 - - - - 1 -
Neutral 1 5 1 5.5 5.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 30 17 38.5 6.4 - - 3.0 7 2 - - - - 1 -
Losses 2 14 11 19.5 9.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 6 4 8.0 8.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - -
September 4 24 13 30.5 7.6 - - 2.0 4 1 - - - - 1 -
October 3 14 11 19.5 6.5 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - -
News mentions
NEWS: Five Gee-Gees selected in CFL Draft, three go to hometown REDBLACKS
  • Article
  • May 03, 2023
NEWS: Five Gee-Gees selected in CFL Draft, three go to hometown REDBLACKS
  • May 03, 2023
Gee-Gees football players celebrating a big play.
  • Article
  • November 24, 2022
NEWS: Four Hometown Gee-Gees Named to All-Canadian Teams
  • November 24, 2022
Gee-Gees football player in helmet in profile
  • Article
  • November 09, 2022
Eight Gee-Gees Selected to OUA All-Star Teams
  • November 09, 2022
Photo: Tim Austen.
  • Article
  • October 30, 2022
RECAP: #6 Gee-Gees advance to OUA semifinals with win over Windsor
  • October 30, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • October 27, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #6 Ottawa set for OUA quarters clash with Windsor at Gee-Gees Field
  • October 27, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • October 23, 2022
RECAP: #7 Gee-Gees fall to #1 Western in regular season finale
  • October 23, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • October 21, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #7 Gee-Gees set for regular grand finale vs. #1 Western
  • October 21, 2022
Photo: Michael P. Hall/michaelphall.ca
  • Article
  • September 29, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #7 Football looking for fourth straight Panda victory
  • September 29, 2022
Photo: Tim Austen.
  • Article
  • September 23, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #8 Ottawa takes to the road for a matchup with Laurier
  • September 23, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • September 14, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #9 Ottawa set for home clash with #10 Guelph on Saturday
  • September 14, 2022
Photo: Greg Kolz.
  • Article
  • August 31, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: Gee-Gees clash with Gaels in home opener at TD Place
  • August 31, 2022
Photo: Kevin Jarrold.
  • Article
  • August 28, 2022
RECAP: Fair leads Gee-Gees to season opening win in Windsor
  • August 28, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • August 23, 2022
SEASON PREVIEW: Gee-Gees football ready to run for 2022
  • August 23, 2022
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