Quarterback, Delaware, 2023–⁠26

Nick Minicucci

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Midland Park, NJ

Nick Minicucci plays quarterback for Delaware. Last time out, at Virginia: 4 of 8, 24 yards. Minicucci leads Delaware in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

838 passing yards, 5 TD

Last game: 4 of 8, 24 yards at Virginia, L 3–⁠42

Next game: vs. Missouri State, Oct 20

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 330MRMK
  2. 182@VAN
  3. 302CCU
  4. 24@UVA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
3,671
Passing yards, 2025 (Delaware, 7–⁠6)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in passing yards, 2025

Career highs

422passing yards, career highat Jacksonville State, 20254touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Middle Tennessee, 20253rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Western Kentucky, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Delaware488060.04926.255
2024Delaware7912563.28256.6104
2025Delaware32251462.63,6717.1237
2026Delaware5910357.38388.153
Career50882261.85,8267.14319

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Delaware331564.7023
2024Delaware451413.1334
2025Delaware1122352.11029
2026Delaware20261.3112
Career2105582.71434

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Delaware4QBFr.
2024Delaware4QBSo.
2025Delaware4QBJr.
2026Delaware4QBSr.6′2″215

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
2023Delaware (FCS)1030.07––7.629%––
2024Delaware (FCS)1690.2226th (n=238)0.3036.627%––
2025Delaware6180.2963rd (n=314)0.24177.365%0.200.31
2026Delaware1210.2764th (n=273)0.2132.446%0.14–

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Delaware46%9.3 yds4.9 yds41 of 26527%
2026Delaware43%8.6 yds6.3 yds15 of 9953%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Delaware46%3.301.100.7020%
2026Delaware58%4.701.800.308%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Delaware 4 games, 838 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.MerrimackW 42–⁠720363302113
Sep 12atVanderbiltL 26–⁠35112718212−5
Sep 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 22–⁠1424323022010
Sep 26atVirginiaL 3–⁠424824008
2025 Delaware 13 games, 3,671 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Delaware StateW 35–⁠1728362513044
Sep 6atColoradoL 7–⁠311836312115
Sep 13vs.UConnW 44–⁠4123342651020
Sep 20atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠162335218314
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 24–⁠2728473140155
Oct 15atJacksonville StateL 25–⁠3832504221013
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠28274227640−2
Nov 1atLibertyL 30–⁠5929493442137
Nov 8vs.Louisiana TechW 25–⁠2426523042255
Nov 15vs.Sam HoustonL 23–⁠26243633811−34
Nov 22atWake ForestL 14–⁠52213014010−13
Nov 29vs.UTEPW 61–⁠3124373113047
Dec 17 ✦vs.LouisianaW 20–⁠131930176104
2024 Delaware 9 games, 825 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.BryantW 48–⁠17–––––0
Sep 14atNorth Carolina A&TW 42–⁠13010001
Sep 21vs.PennsylvaniaW 29–⁠22–––––2
Sep 28vs.Sacred HeartW 49–⁠0–––––9
Oct 19atRichmondL 9–⁠282437017
Oct 26vs.UAlbanyW 28–⁠14182717330−6
Nov 9vs.Rhode IslandW 24–⁠212534187102
Nov 16vs.CampbellW 41–⁠2216262304178
Nov 23atVillanovaL 28–⁠3818331982248
2023 Delaware 6 games, 492 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 21atHamptonW 47–⁠34651101
Oct 28atTowsonW 51–⁠1368790059
Nov 11atCampbellW 45–⁠759700015
Nov 18vs.VillanovaL 7–⁠35921551239
Nov 25 ✦vs.LafayetteW 36–⁠3416251983346
Dec 2 ✦atMontanaL 19–⁠498113900−4

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

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