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Name: Taron Dickens
College: Western Carolina
Number: 5
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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Class/Draft Year: rSo/2028
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Data Scout Notes: X-Best Lil CFB QB in FCS/Needs Bulk++ but His Deep ball Throwing is P4 Level 2025: P2ndFCS
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Taron Dickens, Western Carolina, Player News
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Taron Dickens threw four touchdown passes and Western Carolina beat Chattanooga 35-28 on Saturday night for the Catamounts' sixth straight win. The Mocs (4-5, 3-2 Southern Conference) rallied to get within seven on Justus Durant's 8-yard touchdown run mi dway through the fourth quarter and were driving in the final minute, reaching the Catamounts' 5-yard line before Cam'Ron Dabney intercepted Camden Orth. Three of Dickens' TD tosses went to James Tyre in the first half and Western Carolina (6-3, 5-0) led 21-7 at the break before the Mocs rallied to tie on a pair of third-quarter touchdowns.The Catamounts retook the lead for good in the final minute of the third quarter on Markel Townsend's 2-yard run that came after a quick 60-yard drive sparked by a 37-yard completion to Malik Knight to the Chattanooga 6. Dickens' 10-yard TD pass to Michael Rossin extended the lead to 35-21. The Mocs had rallied on Orth's 40-yard TD toss to Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez and the quarterback's 4-yard run late in the third quarter. Dickens was 18-of-29 passing for 225 yards. Orth was 15-of-27 for 241 yards but had two interceptions. Markell Quick had 126 yards receiving. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028  QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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Taron Dickens threw for 369 yards with five touchdowns and Western Carolina defeated The Citadel 45-38 on Saturday. Dickens powered the top offense in the Southern Conference, completing 28 of 33 passes, and his 18-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Dutton g ave the Catamounts a 45-31 lead with 3 minutes remaining in the game. The Citadel led 14-7 after one quarter before a short touchdown pass by Dickens and a 7-yard touchdown run from Markel Townsend helped Western Carolina (5-3, 4-0 Southern Conference) t ake a 24-17 lead at halftime.Two more Dickens' TDs, the second a 37-yard connection with Malik Knight, led to a 38-24 lead through three quarters. The Bulldogs cut their deficit to seven points twice in the fourth quarter but a 38-yard non-scoring run by Townsend helped the Catamounts run out the clock. James Tyre had 112 yards and a touchdown catch for Western Carolina and Knight's 103 yards included two touchdowns. Townsend had 90 yards rushing. The Citadel (3-4, 2-2) had 278 rushing yards, led by quarterback Quentin Hayes with 90 yards but the Bulldogs attempted only nine passes despite trailing much of the last three quarters. Western Carolina has won five straight after starting the season 0-3. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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WEEK 6 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Taron Dickens, R-So., QB, Western Carolina, Miami, Fla.,...Dickens, who also won the honor on Sept. 22, set an NCAA passing record in Western Carolina's 23-21 road win at Wofford on Saturday. The native of Miami , Florida, threw for 378 yards, completing 53-of-56 passes, including connecting on his first 46 attempts, and three touchdowns. Dickens also ran for 44 yards in the contest. The 46 straight completions to begin the game established a new NCAA record for consecutive pass completions in a game at all levels of competition - NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division III. The previous record was 28, set in 2013 by Princeton's Qui nn Epperly. Dickens' 53 completions also set the school record for completions in a game, breaking Troy Mitchell's mark of 46, which was set in 2014 at USF. Dickens was named the Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Week on Monday. On Saturday, he wa s featured on a segment on ESPN's SportsCenter and College Football Final, receiving a helmet sticker for his play against the Terriers. Other nominees: Devontae Houston (ETSU), Trey Hedden (Furman), Braden Atkinson (Mercer), Samuel Pickett III (Samford) , Justus Durant (Chattanooga), and Noah Grevious (VMI). - SoCon Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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Taron Dickens threw four touchdown passes, and the Western Carolina defense forced four turnovers in a 52-7 win over Furman in a Southern Conference rout on Saturday afternoon. Furman (4-2, 2-1) was derailed by turnovers. Despite a scoreless first quarte r on either side, the game got away from the Paladins in the second frame.After a 50-yard touchdown strike from Dickens to Michael Rossin, Gavin Hall returned the ball to the Catamounts (4-3, 3-0) on a fumble. Dickens found Joshua Perry on a 9-yar d passing score for a 17-0 lead and a second touchdown in less than three minutes. A week after setting the FCS record with 46 consecutive completions to start the game, Dickens was 17 of 24 for 220 yards with another 60 on the ground. He was pulled at t he 7:48 mark in the fourth quarter. Ken Moore Jr. led the Catamounts with two interceptions. Hasaan Sykes had the other. Trey Hedden was 18 of 35 for 208 yards and a touchdown for Furman. He had three interceptions and one fumble that the Paladins recove red. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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WEEK 6 FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Taron Dickens, Western Carolina, QB, R-So., 5-11, 180,...Dickens shattered NCAA and FCS single-game records with 46 straight completions to begin Western Carolina's 23-21 win at Wofford in the Southern Co nference. He finished 53-for-56 for 378 yards and three touchdowns, with the 94.6 completion percentage also an FCS record for a quarterback with 30+ completions. Dating to the Catamounts' Sept. 27 victory at Campbell, Dickens completed 50 straight pass attempts over the consecutive road games. Honorable Mention: Trey Hedden, QB, Furman; JaCobian Morgan, QB, Jackson State; Rodney Nelson, RB, Monmouth; Brady Olson, QB, Central Connecticut State; Chris Parson, QB, Austin Peay; L.J. Phillips Jr., RB, South Dakota; Michael Wortham, WR/RS, Montana. - Stats Perform FCS
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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Taron Dickens threw for 427 yards with four touchdown passes and Western Carolina defeated Campbell 42-35 on Saturday. The Catamounts scored 21 points in the second quarter and led 28-10 at halftime. Dickens' fourth TD pass - 10 yards to Patrick Boyd Jr. - made it 35-10 early in the third quarter. David Hulbert, Brayden Blackmon and Marcus Striggles also caught scoring passes from Dickens, who completed 26 of 40 passes. Wide receiver James Tyre threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Painter Richards-Baker fo r the Catamounts' final score and a 42-28 lead. Tyre caught six passes for 101 yards and Richards-Baker grabbed five for 99 yards for the Catamounts (2-3). Kamden Sixkiller threw for 205 yards and led the Fighting Camels (1-4) in rushing with 55 yards. T rayjen Llanas-Wilcox caught five passes for 124 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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WEEK 4 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Taron Dickens, R-So., QB, Western Carolina, Miami, Fla.,...Dickens had one of the best passing games in SoCon history during Western Carolina's 50-35 victory over Samford. The redshirt sophomore went 35-for-46 t hrough the air, finishing with 582 yards and a career-high six touchdown passes. His 582 passing yards, which were the second-most in conference history, and six passing scores set Whitmore Stadium records. The native of Miami, Florida, also ran for 42 y ards, giving him a program-record 624 yards of total offense. Dickens' six touchdown passes also matched a Catamount record for one game. Other nominees: Ephraim Floyd (ETSU), Braden Atkinson (Mercer), Quincy Crittendon (Samford), Ryan Merklinger (Chatta nooga), and Owen Sweeney (VMI). - SoCon Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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Taron Dickens had career highs with 582 yards passing and six touchdowns and Western Carolina pulled away from Samford in the third quarter for a 50-35 victory on Saturday night. Dickens was 35-of-46 passing and connected with 10 receivers. Camury Reid c aught three touchdown passes and finished with four receptions for 107 yards, and he added 39 yards rushing and a short-yardage touchdown run.Western Carolina (1-3, 1-0 Southern Conference) built a 21-20 halftime lead before Dickens threw three to uchdown passes, including his 62-yarder to Reid, that capped a 29-point third quarter and stretched the Catamounts' lead to 50-26. Painter Richards-Baker, Josiah Thomas and James Tyre each had a touchdown catch and combined for 16 receptions for 191 yard s for the Catamounts. Quincy Crittendon was 35-of-54 passing for 456 yards and threw each of his three touchdown passes to Calvin Jones, who finished with seven catches for 108 yards. C.J. Evans had a 32-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for Samfo rd (0-4, 0-2). Jaden Gibson had nine receptions for 122 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSo/2028 QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
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