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Ben DiNucci, QB, James Madison
Selected: Round 7, Pick 17, Overall Pick 231 by Cowboys
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Name: Ben DiNucci (Transfer from Pittsburgh)
College: James Madison
Number: 6
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2020
40 Low: 4.70 40 Time: 4.79 40 High: 4.88
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Projected High: HPFA Low: FA
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Data Scout Notes: HPFA/RPO-Wrist-Flipper/Ave Arm System Game Manager/Can Run/Listed 6-3 **2019: OPOYC/AFCA-1st/1stC...3rd team All-CAA w/211-309-2275-16-12-68.3 pass, 107-433-4.0-9 rush in 13 gms in '18. Transferred from Pittsburgh for '18. 88-158-1091-5-5-55.6 pass, 55-126-2.3-1 rush in 10 gms in '17. 3-9-16-1-2-33.3 pass, 2-18-9.0-0 rush i
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Ben DiNucci, James Madison, Player News
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2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: QB Ben DiNucci, R-Sr., James Madison,...DiNucci was voted CAA Offensive Player of the Year after being one of the nation's most efficient passers in 2019. He leads the FCS in completion percentage (71.2%) a nd is second in pass efficiency rating (172.4). He is 227-of-319 for 2,982 yards and 25 touchdowns with only five interceptions. DiNucci has also rushed for 498 yards and six scores. He's thrown at least two touchdowns in nine games and has over 200 pass ing yards nine times this season. - James Madison Football
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020  QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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Ben DiNucci threw for two touchdowns and ran for another Saturday night and James Madison routed Weber State 30-14 to reach the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game. The Dukes (14-1) led 24-7 at halftime, added two second-half fie ld goals let their defense take care of the rest. They will face North Dakota State, 42-14 winners against Montana State earlier Saturday, for the national championship in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 11. Weber State (11-4) saw its playoff run end at Bridgefor th Stadium for the second time in three seasons, but unlike a last-second 31-28 loss in 2017, this one was never in question.James Madison got a field goal and two touchdown on its first three possessions, at one point held a 199-11 advantage in y ards gained and gave a very modest crowd plenty to cheer on a frigid evening. DiNucci hit Riley Stapleton for touchdowns of 18 and 34 yards and also scored on a 1-yard run. Ethan Ratke, whose field goal won that 2017 game, added field goals of 32, 37 and 27 yards, giving him a Colonial Athletic Association single-season record of 25. Stapleton had nine catches for 162 yards. The Wildcats' scores came on Kevin Smith's 2-yard catch from Jake Constantine after Weber State fell behind 17-0, and Constantine' s 22-yard throw to Ty MacPherson with under 3 minutes remaining in the game. - AP College Football
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020 QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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Ben DiNucci accounted for four touchdowns, Percy Agyei-Obese ran for three and James Madison took a 66-21 victory Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The second-seeded Dukes (12-1), whose only loss came in a 20-13 loss at West Virginia in t heir opener, rolled up 623 yards offense and set a school record for points in a playoff game. James Madison is in its sixth straight postseason and is the only school besides North Dakota State to win an FCS title in the past eight seasons, that coming in 2016. DiNucci was 21-of-25 passing fro 273 yards and two touchdowns and he rushed for 66 yards and two more scores before giving way to start the fourth quarter. Agyei-Obese scored from 9 yards out and twice from a yard.The Hawks (10-3), who we re on a nine-game win streak this season after a first-round win last week, started the game with a Big South-record 93-yard scoring run by Pete Guerriero on their first play from scrimmage. But 93 yards would be Monmouth's net rushing yardage at game's end. Kenji Bahar passed for 173 yards with a TD and an interception that Charles Tutt returned 79 yards for the game's final points. Lonnie Moore's 93-yard kickoff return gave Monmouth a 14-7 lead just two minutes later but the Hawks scored just once mor e to tie the game at 21 to start the second quarter. James Madison led 38-21 at halftime and 52-21 after three quarters. The Dukes scored nine touchdowns and a field goal on their 10 possessions, not including those that ended each half. - AP College Foo tball
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020 QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Ben DiNucci, James Madison, QB, Sr., Wexford, Pa.,..DiNucci is one of the nation's most efficient passers, as he leads the country in completion percentage (70.3%) while ranking third in pass e fficiency rating (175.2). During the regular season, he completed 187-of-266 passes for 2,552 yards and 22 touchdowns with only four interceptions. He also rushed for 426 yards and four scores to finish with nearly 3,000 yards of offense. DiNucci is thir d in the CAA in passing touchdowns and fourth in total offense (248.2). He completed more than 75% of his passes in seven games and threw two or more touchdowns in eight games. - James Madison Football
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2019 CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Ben DiNucci, James Madison,...DiNucci leads the nation in completion percentage (70.3%), connecting on 187-of-266 passes for 2,552 yards. He's thrown 22 touchdown passes with just four interceptions and ra nks 3rd nationally in pass efficiency. DiNucci passed for over 200 yards eight times and had eight games with multiple TD passes. He also contributed with his legs, rushing for 426 yards and four TD's. DiNucci's play has helped JMU average 42.3 points pe r game this season, which ranks second in FCS. He's the third JMU quarterback in the past five years to be chosen as Offensive Player of the Year, joining Bryan Schor (2016) and Vad Lee (2015). - Colonial Athletic Association Football
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Ben DiNucci threw two touchdown passes, Jawon Hamilton and Percy Agyei-Obese combined to rush for 248 yards and three TDs and James Madison closed out the regular season with a 55-21 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday. DiNucci completed 8 of 9 passes for 129 yards with scoring strikes of 1 yard to Riley Stapleton and 39 yards to Brandon Polk. Hamilton ran for 143 yards and a score on just nine carries, while Agyei-Obese added 105 yards and two scores on 22 carries. The Dukes (11-1, 8-0 Colonial Athle tic Association), ranked No. 2 in the STATS FCS Top 25, had already wrapped up their fourth CAA championship in the past five seasons.James Madison beat the Rams (2-10, 0-8) for a 10th straight time, including seven in a row by 17 points or more. The Dukes held Rhode Island to minus-6 yards rushing, marking the sixth straight time they have held an opponent under 100 yards. The Dukes piled up 390 yards on the ground, outrushing an opponent for the 16th straight time. James Madison has a rushing T D in 17 straight games. Ethan Ratke's 42-yard field goal and DiNucci's TD toss to Stapleton staked JMU to a 10-0 first-quarter lead. D'Angelo Amos returned a punt 85 yards for a score, Agyei-Obese had a 4-yard TD run and Hamilton ran 44 yards for a score to put the Dukes up 31-0 at halftime. Vito Priore completed 23 of 42 passes for 208 yards and two second-half TDs, but he threw three interceptions. Aaron Parker had five catches for 66 yards and a score. - AP College Football
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Ben DiNucci threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to help James Madison beat Richmond 48-6 on Saturday night for the Dukes' third outright Colonial Athletic Association title in four years. James Madison (10-1, 7-0), No. 2 in the STATS FCS Top 2 5, moved up to the nation's second-longest active winning streak (10) by beating Richmond for the fourth straight time. The Dukes will make their sixth straight appearance in the FCS playoffs.DiNucci was 11 of 13 for 179 yards and carried it 10 ti mes for 39 more. Brandon Polk opened the scoring with an 80-yard catch-and-run and Percy Agyei-Obese capped a 17-point burst with a 3-yard score before Richmond got on the board midway through the second quarter. Agyei-Obese and Eric Kirlew also rushed f or a touchdown for James Madison. Ethan Ratke made two field goals to break his own school record with 18 on the season. Joe Mancuso passed for 204 yards with an interception for Richmond (5-6, 4-3), which turned the ball over four times. Jake Larson kic ked field goals of 23 and 40 yards. - AP College Football
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NOV 11 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ben DiNucci, Sr., QB, James Madison (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland),...DiNucci completed 19-of-24 passes for a season-high 293 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score as No. 2 James Madison defeate d No. 23 New Hampshire, 54-16. The senior, who played just over three quarters, connected on a season-best 79.2% of his throws and tallied all three TD's in the first half as the Dukes rallied from a 10-3 deficit. The performance came against a UNH team that ranked 7th in FCS in scoring defense (16.6 ppg). - Colonial Athletic Association Football
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Ben DiNucci passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns and the James Madison defense held Towson to 77 yards after the half for a 27-10 win on Saturday. Percy Agyei-Obese ran 20 times for 111 yards and a TD, and Brandon Polk caught eight passes for 121 yard s and a touchdown. DiNucci finished 14 of 25 with an interception for the Dukes (8-1, 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association), ranked second in the FCS Coaches Poll.James Madison scored the final 20 points of the game. DiNucci's 9-yard TD pass to Riley Stapleton gave the Dukes the lead for good at 14-10 and his 60-yard toss to Polk made it 21-10 late in the second quarter. Ethan Ratke added a chip shot field goal before the end of the half and another in the third quarter to cap the scoring. Tom Flacc o was 18 of 32 for 210 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Tigers (4-4, 1-3). - AP College Football
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020 QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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Ben DiNucci threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns passes to lead James Madison to a 38-10 victory over William & Mary on Saturday. FCS second-ranked James Madison (7-1, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association) has won seven straight since its season-opening 2 0-13 loss at West Virginia. DiNucci completed 23 of 36 pass attempts that included a 16-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Polk and a 37-yard score to Kyndel Dean. Percy Agyei-Obese added a pair of touchdowns runs from the 1 in the second quarter for the Duk es, and finished with 68 yards rushing on 18 carries. Latrele Palmer added a 1-yard TD run in the final minute. Ted Hefter tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Trey Zgombic for William & Mary (2-5, 0-3). The Tribe had three turnovers and was held to 194 yar ds of offense. - AP College Football
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020 QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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Ben DiNucci accounted for two touchdowns, Jawon Hamilton capped the scoring with a 3-yard run on the first possession of overtime, and James Madison beat Stony Brook 45-38 on Saturday night in a battle of two top teams in the Football Championship Subdiv ision. Hamilton, who also had a 55-yard TD run in the first quarter, finished with 13 carries for 105 yards. DiNucci was 13-of-17 passing for 218 yards and a score and added 16 carries for 80 yards and a TD. On the first play of OT, DiNucci hit Riley Sta pleton for a 20-yard gain to set up Hamilton's eventual winning TD.Percy Agyei-Obese's 24-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter gave James Madison (5-1, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) a 38-28 lead. Stony Brook then went th ree-and-out and James Madison quickly marched downfield before Gavin Heslop forced, and recovered, a fumble by Agyei-Obese at the 3. The Seawolves ripped off an eight-play, 97-yard drive capped by Ty Son Lawton's 1-yard TD run to trim their deficit to 38 -35 with 7:20 to play. DiNucci converted three third downs - including a 7-yard run on third-and-6 - as the JMU offense took more than 5 1/2 minutes off the clock before punting. Tyquell Fields hit Jean Constant for a 20-yard gain on fourth-and-14 and, t wo plays later, his 21-yard pass to Peter McKenzie set up Nick Courtney's 47-yard field goal that tied it with five seconds left in regulation. Fields finished with 318 yards passing and two scores and Lawton had 108 yards rushing and three TDs for Stony Brook (4-1, 1-1). James Madison, which went into the game ranked No. 2 in the FCS Coaches poll, has won five in a row since a season-opening 20-13 loss to West Virginia. - AP College Football
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020 QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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Ben DiNucci threw two touchdown passes, Solomon Vanhorse ran for two and the James Madison defense was dominant in the Dukes' 44-7 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday. While James Madison (1-1), which has won 17-straight home openers, was building a 27-0 halftime lead and 37-0 after three quarters, the Red Flash offense was completely stymied. After picking up 32 yards on its first possession, Saint Francis had 32 yards on its next nine possessions, all three-and-outs. Vanhorse had a pair of touchd own runs sandwiched around Jake Brown's 45-yard catch and run for a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter. James Madison's next three drives were Ethan Ratke field goals. Then DiNucci connected with Austin Douglas to make it 37-0.Saint Francis (1- 1) put together a 13-play, 77-yard drive with Jason Brown hitting E.J. Jenkins for a 10-yard touchdown. James Madison, ranked No. 2 by FCS coaches, quickly responded behind backup quarterback Cole Johnson, who went 4 for 4 capped by a 2-yard toss to Clay ton Cheatham. With five different players gaining at least 33 yards, James Madison had 295 yards rushing and 533 yards in total offense. The Dukes had 29 first downs to nine for the Red Flash, who had 175 yards of total offense. Saint Francis' longest pl ay from scrimmage was 16 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#25 QB) rSr/2020 QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison
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