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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: James Madison
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  08/08/22 - Jacob Dobbs, rSr/2025, James Madison, 5-11, 233 (DS#21 ILB) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCH LIST: LB Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, Sr., 6-0, 232 (2021 Finalist),...Dobbs was a finalist for the 2021 Buck Buchanan Award, finishing in the top 10 in voting. He was the 2021 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-Patriot League honors for the third straight year after a stellar junior year; he had 137 tackles, including 75 solo tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss, ranking in the top 10 in FCS last season in solo and total tackles. He additionally recorded 9.5 sacks, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups, and paced a stellar Holy Cross defense that led the nation in total defense, allowing just 254.5 yards per contest. Dobbs and the Crusaders will open the 2022 season on Sept. 2 with a nonconference road contest at Merrimack. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in North Andover, Mass. - Holy Cross Football

(DS#21 ILB) rSr/2025 ILB Jacob Dobbs, James Madison
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  08/07/22 - Jacob Dobbs, rSr/2025, James Madison, 5-11, 233 (DS#21 ILB) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): LB Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, Sr.,...Dobbs, a three-time All-Patriot League honoree, was named a first team All-American by Stats Perform in 2021, along with earning additional All-America honors from the AFCA, HERO Sports and the Associated Press. He was a finalist and finished in the top 10 in voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented to the nation's best defensive player at the FCS level. In 2021, he had 137 tackles, including 75 solo tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss. He additionally recorded 9.5 sacks, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups. He ranked in the top 10 in FCS last season in solo tackles and total tackles, and paced a Holy Cross defense that led the nation in total defense, allowing just 254.5 yards per contest. - Holy Cross Football

(DS#21 ILB) rSr/2025 ILB Jacob Dobbs, James Madison
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  08/07/22 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-1, 216 (DS#70 QB) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): QB Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, Jr.,...Junior quarterback Matthew Sluka earned a spot on the team; in 2021, he totaled 1,512 passing yards and 868 rushing yards, passing for 11 touchdowns and rushing for 14 more. He was a three-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week selection. - Holy Cross Football

(DS#70 QB) rSr/2026 QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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  08/07/22 - Pat McMurtrie, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-5, 301 (DS#46 OT) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): OL Pat McMurtrie, Holy Cross, Sr.,...A trio of Crusader offensive linemen received preseason honors: senior Nick Olsofka, senior Pat McMurtrie and junior Luke Newman. All three were All-Patriot League selections in 2021, after paving the way for Holy Cross to average 32.2 points per game, 405.6 total yards of offense per game and 203.8 rushing yards per contest. Newman additionally earned Sophomore All-America honors from HERO Sports. - Holy Cross Football

(DS#46 OT) rSr/2026 OT Pat McMurtrie, James Madison
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  08/04/22 - Kyle Davis, rSr/2023, James Madison, 5-11, 231 (DS#999 LS) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD WATCHLIST: Kyle Davis, James Madison,...The Waxhaw, N.C., native has had zero bad snaps both on punt and PAT/field goal units during his career, aiding in 95 made field goals, with the majority coming from Ethan Ratke, the NCAA all-time leader in career field goals (101). That included a JMU-record 29 field goals in 2021 and 27 in 2019. Davis was one of 25 FBS senior student-athletes selected to the preseason watch list. He was one of three Sun Belt Conference long snappers honored, joining South Alabama's Travis Drosos and Troy's Peter Skinner. The Sun Belt was one five FBS conference with at least three nominees. - James Madison Football

(DS#999 LS) rSr/2023 LS Kyle Davis, James Madison
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  08/01/22 - Ryan Hanson, rSr/2025, James Madison, 6-2, 224 (DS#16 P) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Ryan Hanson - Arkansas State,... Last season (2021), Hanson (6-2, 218) completed his second season at A-State with 68 punt attempts covering 2,995 yards. He ranked third in the Sun Belt with an average of 44.04 yards per punt. He recorded 21 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and also had 17 punts covering at least 50 yards, including a career-long of 73 yards, the longest punt of the 2021 season in the league. He was named Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt and PFF Second Team All-Sun Belt following the 2021 season. This is the ninth time an A-State punter has appeared on the Ray Guy Preseason Award Watch List, the seventh time since 2014. - Arkansas State Football

(DS#16 P) rSr/2025 P Ryan Hanson, James Madison
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  James Madison defensive lineman Jamare Edwards was on the sideline during the Dukes' spring camp, but his impact on the defensive side of the ball won't be absent for long. When Edwards returns to the field with the Dukes for fall camp, his 6-foot-3, 281-pound frame will not be hard to miss. The Miami, Fla., native transferred to JMU from Marshall this past January, just days before the spring semester started. While with Marshall, Edwards was a force on the defensive front. In his five seasons there, Edwards made 34 appearances with 15 starts, racking up 87 tackles, six sacks and 17 quarterback hurries.

This season, he'll get a chance to square off with his former team as the Thundering Herd will make their way to Harrisonburg in October. Marshall head coach Charles Huff said he's excited to see Edwards in the Sun Belt this season and is rooting for him, except in the game against the Thundering Herd. "Jamare's an athletic specimen for his size," Huff said. "He's got really good agility. He moves well for a defensive lineman, knows the game...He did a really good job for us." In Huff's first season at Marshall, Edwards played in 10 games, logging 29 total tackles with 4.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. - Daily News-Record

(DS#94 DT) rSr/2023 DT Jamare Edwards, James Madison
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  07/26/22 - Jacob Dobbs, rSr/2025, James Madison, 5-11, 233 (DS#21 ILB) + More +

  Three-time defending champion Holy Cross finished atop the 2022 Patriot League Football Preseason Poll when it was announced by the League office on Tuesday. Fordham graduate student quarterback Tim DeMorat and Lafayette graduate student defensive lineman Malik Hamm received preseason offensive and defensive player of the year, respectively. The Crusaders (10-3, 6-0 PL) garnered 71 points and 11 first-place votes as they attempt to claim a Patriot League record fourth-straight League crown under defending coach of the year Bob Chesney. Fordham (6-5, 4-2 PL) was picked second in the preseason poll with 61 points and two first-place votes. Colgate (5-6, 5-1 PL) enters the 2022 season as the third-ranked team in the League with 50 points and one first-place vote. They finished second in the League in 2021 after being predicted to finish seventh in the preseason poll. - Patriot League Football

(DS#21 ILB) rSr/2025 ILB Jacob Dobbs, James Madison
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  On Friday, James Madison will become an official member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes will now be covered by ESPN+. JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said the transition to the Sun Belt would provide the opportunity for JMU student-athletes to gain increased exposure on a national stage. "The conference is a phenomenal landing spot for JMU," emphasized Bourne. "This is a day we've been looking forward to for a long time." The Dukes have a long history of standout female athletes, and Bourne said he expects women's sports to thrive in the Sun Belt and beyond. "In the next five to ten years, we're going to see women's sports occupy a greater part of the scene," he added. "We're excited about the opportunity to promote this growth because we've had so many successful women's programs at JMU." - WHSV.com

(DS#94 DT) rSr/2023 DT Jamare Edwards, James Madison
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  06/29/22 - Todd Centeio, rSr/2023, James Madison, 5-11, 226 (DS#31 QB) + More +

  When EA Sports' newest NCAA College Football video game releases, Bridgeforth Stadium is going to look and sound realistic. With a targeted release date of next summer, according to Matt Brown of the Extra Points newsletter, the video game developer has been collecting audio and video assets from schools to use in the latest edition of the game, including James Madison. JMU sent five songs to EA Sports; the fight song, "Get It On," "Start Wearing Purple," "All We Do Is Win," and the JMU Alma Mater, according to Kevin Warner, JMU associate athletic director for communications. "To EA Sports' credit, they're working very hard to capture the specific game day feel of each venue," Warner said. The Dukes also sent a few video board and public address announcing prompts for the game, including one for first downs, the "J-M-U Dukes" cheer and the AC/DC song Hells Bells for third downs. - Daily News-Record

(DS#31 QB) rSr/2023 QB Todd Centeio, James Madison
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  05/28/22 - Todd Centeio, rSr/2023, James Madison, 5-11, 226 (DS#31 QB) + More +

  Kickoff times and broadcast information has been announced for the first two games of the 2022 James Madison football season. JMU will open the campaign with a 6 p.m. game against Middle Tennessee State at Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday, September 3. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and it will be the first contest for the Dukes as an FBS team. One week later James Madison will host Norfolk State for a 4 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, September 10 with live coverage available through digital streaming on ESPN3. - WHSV.com

(DS#31 QB) rSr/2023 QB Todd Centeio, James Madison
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  05/07/22 - Nehki Meredith, rJr/2026, James Madison, 5-09, 177 (DS#999 CB) + More +

  Just after Nehki Meredith announced his commitment to James Madison on Wednesday evening, he was playing basketball at the Dukes' student university rec center. The NC State transfer defensive back was quickly taken in by the Dukes' players when he arrived for a visit earlier in the day and he already knew a few of them from the Hampton Roads area. He wasn't the only Power 5 defensive back to announce his decision to transfer to JMU on Wednesday, joined by Michigan State corner Antoine Booth as the Dukes continue to boost their secondary with FBS transfers.

Meredith, who played at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School, was teammates with Dukes' cornerback John Ransom and played against running backs Latrele Palmer and Kaelon Black during their prep years. The Virginia Beach native was also on the same youth basketball team as Dukes' linebacker Taurus Jones, so JMU felt like home. - Daily News-Record

(DS#999 CB) rJr/2026 CB Nehki Meredith, James Madison
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  05/06/22 - Sam Clark, rSr/2023, James Madison, 6-4, 194 (DS#31 P) + More +

  Updates regarding the NCAA transfer portal and the James Madison football team after the Dukes recently wrapped up spring practice. Incoming Transfers - Sam Clark, Punter from Sacramento State...One year of eligibility remaining...Averaged 44.4 yards per punt in 2021, career-long 73-yard punt in 2019. - WHSV.com

(DS#31 P) rSr/2023 P Sam Clark, James Madison
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  04/30/22 - Troy Lewis, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 202 (DS#999 WR) + More +

  During James Madison's spring camp, head coach Curt Cignetti said the James Madison Dukes might look for a wide receiver in the transfer portal. The Dukes were thin at the position at times during spring practices and were in the market to add depth. Less than a week after the team wrapped up its spring camp, James Madison coach Curt Cignetti gained a commitment from East Carolina transfer wide receiver Troy Lewis. Lewis is the third FBS transfer the Dukes have gained a commitment from this spring, joining Rutgers defensive lineman Jamree Kromah and Liberty offensive lineman Andrew Adair.

For Lewis, a Richmond native, the opportunity to play at JMU was one he couldn't pass up. When he entered the portal, he said his goal was to end up in Harrisonburg. Soon after, wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan reached out. The former three-star recruit out of Matoaca High School said he heard from a number of schools during his 10 days in the transfer portal, but the Dukes were at the top of his list. - Daily News

(DS#999 WR) rSr/2026 WR Troy Lewis, James Madison
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  04/26/22 - Todd Centeio, rSr/2023, James Madison, 5-11, 226 (DS#31 QB) + More +

  It's no secret that JMU is in the middle of a three-way quarterback competition between graduate student and Colorado State transfer Todd Centeio, redshirt freshman Billy Atkins and true freshman Alonza Barnett III. Cignetti has liked what he's seen out of each quarterback at times this spring, but isn't going to rush naming the starting signal-caller. "I think it's a three-way quarterback battle. It's definitely going to go into the fall," Cignetti said. "There will not be a decision this spring, that's for sure." Throughout the spring, Cignetti has said that he's looking for clear separation between the quarterbacks to name a starter. So far, none of the quarterbacks have pulled away from the others at this point in practice.

Centeio and Atkins have split first-team reps evenly this spring, alternating days with the starting group, except for last Saturday, when Barnett earned first-team reps. In that case, Centeio and Atkins worked with the second and third teams during the open part of practice. Centeio is the only quarterback on the roster with significant playing time, starting at both Colorado State and Temple in past seasons. Last season with the Rams, Centeio threw for almost 3,000 yards and 12 touchdowns, adding a pair of scores on the ground. - Daily News-Record

(DS#31 QB) rSr/2023 QB Todd Centeio, James Madison
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