Ben Dinucci in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, James Madison (from Pittsburgh), 2015–⁠19

Ben Dinucci

Lettered 2017 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
6′2″
Weight
220 lb
Hometown
Dallas, TX
Born
Nov 24, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia

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Ben Dinucci played quarterback at Pittsburgh (2015–⁠17) and James Madison (2018–⁠19). The Dallas Cowboys took Dinucci in round 7, No. 231 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,091
Passing yards, 2017 (Pittsburgh, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 231
Round 7, 2020 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

228passing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 201783rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 2017

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Pittsburgh3933.3161.812
2017Pittsburgh8815855.71,0916.955
2018James Madison232785.21977.310
2019James Madison132065.01567.801
Career12721459.31,4606.878

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Pittsburgh2189.0016
2017Pittsburgh551262.3131
2018James Madison14795.6024
2019James Madison14362.6022
Career852593.0131

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Pittsburgh3QB
2016Pittsburgh3QB
2017Pittsburgh3QB
2018James Madison3QB
2019James Madison3QB6′2″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2017Pittsburgh2120.1421st (n=160)0.2529.231%0.160.13

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 James Madison 1 game, 156 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠2013201560136

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Saint Francis; Sep 14 vs. Morgan State; Sep 21 at Chattanooga; Sep 28 at Elon; Oct 5 at Stony Brook; Oct 12 vs. Villanova; Oct 19 at William & Mary; Oct 26 vs. Towson; Nov 9 vs. New Hampshire; Nov 16 vs. Richmond; Nov 23 at Rhode Island; Dec 7 vs. Monmouth; Dec 14 vs. Northern Iowa; Dec 21 vs. Weber State; Jan 11 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2018 James Madison 1 game, 197 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atNC StateL 13–⁠2423271971079

No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Norfolk State; Sep 13 vs. Robert Morris; Sep 22 vs. William & Mary; Sep 29 at Richmond; Oct 6 vs. Elon; Oct 13 at Villanova; Oct 27 vs. Stony Brook; Nov 3 at New Hampshire; Nov 10 vs. Rhode Island; Nov 17 at Towson; Nov 24 vs. Delaware; Dec 1 at Colgate, so those games are not listed.

2017 Pittsburgh 10 games, 1,091 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9atPenn StateL 14–⁠335949008
Sep 16vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠5913252281218
Sep 23atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠35121911010−16
Sep 30vs.RiceW 42–⁠1002000–
Oct 7atSyracuseL 24–⁠27610550013
Oct 14vs.NC StateL 17–⁠351932170110
Oct 21atDukeW 24–⁠178181490022
Oct 28vs.VirginiaW 31–⁠14101813411−2
Nov 9vs.North CarolinaL 31–⁠3411171420083
Nov 18atVirginia TechL 14–⁠20485411–
2016 Pittsburgh 1 game, 16 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Dec 28 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠3139161218

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height6′1¾″
Weight210 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2020Dallas Cowboys223432190022

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023XFLSeattle Sea Dragons

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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