{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox NFL player | name = James Primus | number = 49 | position = Running back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|18}} | birth_place = Yuma, Arizona, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 196 | high_school = Sweetwater <br> (National City, California) | college = UCLA | draftyear = 1988 | draftround = 9 | draftpick = 222 | pastteams = * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1988|1989}}) | statlabel1 = Rushing yards | statvalue1 = 95 | statlabel2 = Rushing average | statvalue2 = 2.7 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = PrimJa00 }}

'''James Dewitt Primus''' (born May 18, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PrimJa00.htm|title=James Primus Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonk |first=Thomas |date=September 30, 1986 |title=Primus' Turn as UCLA's Starting Tailback Is Over : After Proving Himself Against Long Beach, It's Back to Bench |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-30-sp-10150-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The Falcons selected him in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL draft with the 222nd overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=September 23, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

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