# James Primus

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{{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](/source/Running_back)
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1964|4|18}}
| birth_place = [Yuma, Arizona](/source/Yuma%2C_Arizona), U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lb   = 196
| high_school = [Sweetwater](/source/Sweetwater_High_School_(National_City%2C_California)) <br> ([National City, California](/source/National_City%2C_California))
| college     = [UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_football)
| draftyear   = 1988
| draftround  = 9
| draftpick   = 222
| pastteams   =
* [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) ({{NFL Year|1988|1989}})
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 95
| statlabel2  = Rushing average
| statvalue2  = 2.7
| statlabel3  = [Touchdown](/source/Touchdown)s
| statvalue3  = 1
| pfr         = PrimJa00
}}

'''James Dewitt Primus''' (born May 18, 1964) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [running back](/source/running_back) for the [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) of the [National Football League](/source/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](/source/college_football) for the [UCLA Bruins](/source/UCLA_Bruins_football).<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](/source/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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Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football running backs
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:UCLA Bruins football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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