
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
Career highs
228passing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 201783rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 2017Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2019
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 16 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 88 | 158 | 55.7 | 1,091 | 6.9 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | James Madison | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 197 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | James Madison | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 156 | 7.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 127 | 214 | 59.3 | 1,460 | 6.8 | 7 | 8 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 55 | 126 | 2.3 | 1 | 31 |
| 2018 | James Madison | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 0 | 24 |
| 2019 | James Madison | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 0 | 22 |
| Career | 85 | 259 | 3.0 | 1 | 31 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 3 | QB | ||
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 3 | QB | ||
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 3 | QB | ||
| 2018 | James Madison | 3 | QB | ||
| 2019 | James Madison | 3 | QB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 212 | 0.14 | 21st (n=160) | 0.25 | 29.2 | 31% | 0.16 | 0.13 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 13–20 | 13 | 20 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 13–24 | 23 | 27 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | L 14–33 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 21–59 | 13 | 25 | 228 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–35 | 12 | 19 | 110 | 1 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 42–10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 24–27 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 17–35 | 19 | 32 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 24–17 | 8 | 18 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 31–14 | 10 | 18 | 134 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 31–34 | 11 | 17 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–20 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 1 | – |
2016 Pittsburgh 1 game, 16 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 24–31 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 23 | 43 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | XFL | Seattle 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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