James Madison Dukes
Sun Belt
12-2 (8-0 conf)
SP+ #27AP #19
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- 12.3 (#27)
- SP+ Offense
- 34.9
- SP+ Defense
- 21.4
- SRS
- 9.9
- FPI
- 10.3
- Elo
- 1905
- Talent
- 460
- Recruiting
- 138 (#108)
Schedule
record 12–2
Schedule
102nd
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
84th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
123rd
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsWeber State | FCS | 45-10 | +35 | W |
| 2 | @Louisville | +12.4 | 14-28 | -14 | L |
| 4 | @Liberty | -9 | 31-13 | +18 | W |
| 5 | vsGeorgia Southern | -9.4 | 35-10 | +25 | W |
| 6 | @Georgia State | -24.5 | 14-7 | +7 | W |
| 7 | vsLouisiana | -10.1 | 24-14 | +10 | W |
| 8 | vsOld Dominion | +5.9 | 63-27 | +36 | W |
| 10 | @Texas State | +2.3 | 52-20 | +32 | W |
| 11 | @Marshall | -4.5 | 35-23 | +12 | W |
| 12 | vsApp State | -11.4 | 58-10 | +48 | W |
| 13 | vsWashington State | +3.8 | 24-20 | +4 | W |
| 14 | @Coastal Carolina | -15.1 | 59-10 | +49 | W |
| 15 | vsTroy | -4.8 | 31-14 | +17 | W |
| 1 ·P | @Oregon | +25.9 | 34-51 | -17 | L |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 113
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Alonza Barnett III | JR | 6'0" | 217 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Matthew Sluka | SR | 6'2" | 211 | — |
| QB | 3rd | JC Evans | FR | 6'5" | 223 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Blake Kendall | JR | 6'1" | 209 | — |
| QB | — | Camden Coleman | JR | 6'3" | 223 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Wayne Knight | JR | 5'7" | 190 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Jordan Fuller | SR | 5'11" | 229 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Jobi Malary | SR | 5'11" | 236 | — |
| RB | 4th | George Pettaway | JR | 5'10" | 196 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Ayo Adeyi | SR | 5'8" | 200 | — |
| RB | 6th | Jackson McCarter | FR | 5'11" | 200 | — |
| RB | — | Tre Leonard | FR | 5'10" | 189 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Landon Ellis | JR | 6'2" | 213 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Nick DeGennaro | SR | 6'1" | 196 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Braeden Wisloski | JR | 5'10" | 186 | — |
| WR | 4th | Jaylan Sanchez | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | 5th | Michael Scott | FR | 5'9" | 159 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Isaiah Alston | SR | 6'4" | 199 | — |
| WR | 7th | Za'Ron Collins | SO | 6'2" | 181 | — |
| WR | 8th | Jayden Mines | JR | 5'10" | 181 | — |
| WR | — | Arrion Concepcion | FR | 5'9" | 171 | — |
| WR | — | Miles Halbert | FR | 6'0" | 191 | — |
| WR | — | Chase Pensyl | FR | 5'8" | 166 | — |
| WR | — | Jamarcus Smith Jr. | FR | 6'0" | 194 | — |
| WR | — | Chase Miller | JR | 6'1" | 192 | — |
| WR | — | Dylan Williams | SO | 6'1" | 206 | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Lacota Dippre | SO | 6'4" | 253 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Logan Kyle | SR | 6'3" | 234 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Josh Phifer | SO | 6'6" | 259 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Brian Hnat | FR | 6'5" | 233 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Ryder Post | FR | 6'4" | 249 | — |
| TE | — | Ethan Gurela | FR | 6'3" | 233 | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Carter Sweazie | JR | 6'2" | 328 | — |
| OL | — | Riley Robell | SO | 6'3" | 291 | — |
| OL | — | JaKobe Campbell | FR | 6'3" | 282 | — |
| OL | — | Jacob Bailey | FR | 6'4" | 285 | — |
| OL | — | Griffin Hart | SO | 6'6" | 317 | — |
| OL | — | Zach Greenberg | SR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Parker Cunningham | FR | 6'4" | 320 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | JD Rayner | FR | 6'5" | 278 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Jacob Hohenshelt | FR | 6'4" | 294 | — |
| OL | — | Trent Wilson | FR | 6'4" | 299 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Brett Davis | SR | 6'4" | 299 | — |
| OL | — | Deacon Rawls | FR | 6'5" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Josh Toner | SR | 6'3" | 323 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Evan Bushong | FR | 6'4" | 325 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Sani Reed | FR | 6'5" | 286 | — |
| OL | — | Wyatt Maines | FR | 6'5" | 285 | — |
| OL | — | Pat McMurtrie | SR | 6'5" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Cam McNair | SR | 6'5" | 335 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | James Pogorelc | SR | 6'8" | 301 | — |
| OL | — | Joseph Simmons | JR | 6'6" | 323 | — |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Sahir West | FR | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Aiden Gobaira | JR | 6'5" | 255 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Amar Thomas | JR | 6'1" | 241 | — |
| DL | 4th | Xavier Holmes | SR | 6'3" | 238 | — |
| DL | 5th | Immanuel Bush | SR | 6'1" | 348 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Mychal McMullin | SO | 6'1" | 291 | — |
| DL | 7th | Andrew Taddeo | SR | 6'0" | 291 | — |
| DL | 8th | Terry Lockett Jr. | SR | 6'2" | 281 | — |
| DL | 9th | Kells Bush | JR | 6'3" | 311 | — |
| DL | 10th | DJ Cotton Jr. | SO | 6'1" | 284 | — |
| DL | 11th | Turner Schmidt | SO | 6'4" | 244 | — |
| DL | — | Greyson Cadd | JR | 6'2" | 245 | — |
| DL | — | Ibraheem Ramadan | FR | 6'3" | 237 | — |
| DL | — | Grayson Gilmore | FR | 6'3" | 242 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Jerald James | FR | 6'2" | 223 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Cole Purdy | FR | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| DL | — | Cole Webster | FR | 6'3" | 290 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Trent Hendrick | SR | 6'0" | 234 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Gannon Weathersby | JR | 5'10" | 222 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Drew Spinogatti | JR | 6'1" | 229 | — |
| LB | 4th | Immanuel Ezeogu | FR | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| LB | 5th | Jayden Studio | SO | 6'0" | 229 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Trashon Dye | FR | 6'0" | 227 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Brandon Fique | SR | 6'0" | 227 | — |
| LB | 8th | Lee Johnson | FR | 6'2" | 216 | — |
| LB | — | JT Kouame-Yao | SR | 6'0" | 217 | — |
| LB | — | Jackson Hamill | FR | 6'1" | 209 | — |
| LB | — | Jackson Snyder | SO | 6'3" | 223 | — |
| LB | — | Danny Reagan | FR | 6'0" | 208 | — |
Defensive Backs · 25
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Elijah Culp | SR | 5'11" | 187 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Justin Eaglin | JR | 6'1" | 175 | — |
| CB | 3rd | Mekhi Rodgers | SR | 6'2" | 204 | — |
| CB | — | Chantz Harley | SR | 6'1" | 194 | — |
| CB | — | Jamaree Seldon | JR | 5'9" | 182 | — |
| CB | — | Roddrey McWilliams | FR | 6'1" | 186 | — |
| CB | — | Jamal Olford | FR | 5'10" | 164 | — |
| CB | — | Milt Ferguson | FR | 5'10" | 172 | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | DJ Barksdale | JR | 5'9" | 181 | — |
| DB | 2nd | KJ Flowe | SO | 5'10" | 178 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Kai Callen | FR | 5'10" | 178 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Zicri Forest | FR | 6'0" | 166 | — |
| S | 1st | Tyler Brown | SO | 5'11" | 194 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Jacob Thomas | SR | 6'1" | 212 | — |
| S | 3rd | Curtis Harris-Lopez | SR | 6'1" | 208 | — |
| S | 4th | TJ McGill | SO | 5'10" | 198 | — |
| S | 5th | Chase Regan | SO | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Ken Willis | JR | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Kye Holmes | SR | 5'11" | 192 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Stephen Hollander | JR | 5'9" | 193 | — |
| S | 9th | Joshua Prince | FR | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| S | — | Phillip Harris | FR | 6'1" | 206 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Seth Gathers | FR | 6'0" | 196 | — |
| S | — | George Lovelace | FR | 6'3" | 205 | — |
| S | — | Kevin Kabasele | FR | 6'0" | 194 | — |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Logan Ketcham | SR | 6'0" | 224 | — |
| LS | — | Josiah Kennard | SR | 6'2" | 228 | — |
| P | 1st | Patrick Rea | JR | 6'3" | 201 | — |
| P | — | Andrew VanSlyke | SO | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| PK | 1st | Morgan Suarez | SR | 5'9" | 174 | — |
| PK | — | Max Lipinski | FR | 6'2" | 206 | — |
| PK | — | Cristiano Rosa | JR | 6'0" | 207 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
34.988
Off PPA
+0.2379
Pass PPA
+0.2863
Rush PPA
+0.2493
Success
45%74
Explosive
1.3074
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.23 | +0.00 |
| Passing | +0.28 | +0.06 |
| Rushing | +0.24 | -0.03 |
| 1st Down | +0.12 | -0.18 |
| 2nd Down | +0.11 | +0.05 |
| 3rd Down | +0.71 | +0.20 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
37.3
PPG Against
15.8
Differential
+21.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 12-1
- Home
- 7-0
- Away
- 5-1
- Conference
- 8-0
- Non-Conference
- 4-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-0
- Avg Margin
- +21.5
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 7-0 | 40.0 | 15.0 |
| Away | 5-2 | 34.1 | 21.7 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 24.0 | 39.5 |
| Conference | 8-0 | 42.5 | 15.1 |
| Non-conference | 4-2 | 29.8 | 22.7 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 8 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-1 | 8-0 | #27 | #19 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 8-4 | 4-4 | #41 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 11-1 | 7-1 | #20 | #18 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 8-3 | 6-2 | #51 | #25 | — |
| 2021 | 10-1 | 7-1 | — | — | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 13-1 | 8-0 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2018 | 9-4 | 7-2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 13-0 | 9-0 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2016 | 12-1 | 9-0 | — | — | 2-0 |
| 2015 | 9-3 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 9-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 2-2 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 12-2 |
| ATS | 8-562% |
| Over / Under | 6-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 7-5 |
| As underdog | 1-0 |
| Home | 4-3 |
| Away | 4-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #146 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★44 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #108 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | #108 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | #149 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | #156 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #140 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | #170 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | #147 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #171 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #147 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | #156 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #127
Returning prod 78%Departed 22%
Portal in 29net +3Out 26
Talent composite459.5 #127 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)100 / 99 / 61
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Matthew Sluka | QB | 3★ | ← UNLV |
| ▲ | Elijah Culp | CB | 3★ | ← Charlotte |
| ▲ | Jayden Studio | LB | 3★ | ← Kent State |
| ▲ | Isaiah Alston | WR | 3★ | ← Iowa State |
| ▼ | Cam Ross | WR | 3★ | → Virginia |
| ▼ | Yamir Knight | WR | 3★ | → SMU |
| ▼ | Tyshawn Wyatt | OT | 3★ | → Virginia |
| ▼ | Eric O'Neill | EDGE | 3★ | → Rutgers |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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