James Madison Dukes
Sun Belt
8-3 (6-2 conf)
SP+ #51AP #25
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- 6.5 (#51)
- SP+ Offense
- 31.3
- SP+ Defense
- 23.6
- SRS
- 5.0
- FPI
- 2.4
- Elo
- 1659
- Talent
- 104
- Recruiting
- 22 (#156)
Schedule
record 8–3
Schedule
93rd
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
88th
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
102nd
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMiddle Tennessee | -6.9 | 44-7 | +37 | W |
| 2 | vsNorfolk State | FCS | 63-7 | +56 | W |
| 4 | @App State | +1.7 | 32-28 | +4 | W |
| 5 | vsTexas State | -11.5 | 40-13 | +27 | W |
| 6 | @Arkansas State | -13 | 42-20 | +22 | W |
| 7 | @Georgia Southern | -6.4 | 38-45 | -7 | L |
| 8 | vsMarshall | +3 | 12-26 | -14 | L |
| 10 | @Louisville | +9 | 10-34 | -24 | L |
| 11 | @Old Dominion | -13 | 37-3 | +34 | W |
| 12 | vsGeorgia State | -3.3 | 42-40 | +2 | W |
| 13 | vsCoastal Carolina | +0.6 | 47-7 | +40 | W |
Quarterbacks · 3
2022 · 82
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Todd Centeio | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Billy Atkins | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Alonza Barnett III | JR | 6'0" | 217 | — |
Running Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Percy Agyei-Obese | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Kaelon Black | SR | 5'10" | 210 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Latrele Palmer | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Sammy Malignaggi | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Wayne Knight | JR | 5'7" | 190 | — |
| RB | 6th | Solomon Vanhorse | SR | 5'8" | 185 | — |
| RB | — | Anthony Eaton | FR | 6'0" | 211 | — |
| RB | — | Peyton Rutherford | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Kris Thornton | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Reggie Brown | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Terrance Greene Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Devin Ravenel | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Maxwell James | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Payton Hunter | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Marion Haley | FR | 6'2" | 184 | — |
| WR | — | Blake Barnes | SO | 6'4" | 205 | — |
| WR | — | Holt Egan | FR | 6'3" | 187 | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Drew Painter | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Zach Horton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Kelly Mitchell | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Cooper Thunell | SO | 6'4" | 247 | — |
Offensive Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Ronald Altman | JR | 6'3" | 291 | — |
| OL | — | Tyshawn Wyatt | SR | 6'4" | 308 | — |
| OL | — | Andrew Adair | SR | 6'4" | 320 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Wesley Bostic | FR | 6'3" | 316 | — |
| OL | — | Isaac Owusu-Appiah | JR | 6'3" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Scott Hummel | SR | 6'4" | 304 | — |
| OL | — | Josh Toner | SR | 6'3" | 323 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Jaelin Montgomery | SR | 6'3" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Jack Workman | FR | 6'5" | 264 | — |
| OL | — | Tanner Morris | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Isaac Ukwu | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Antonio Colclough | — | — | — | — |
| DE | — | Cephas Pettis | FR | 5'11" | 245 | — |
| DL | 1st | James Carpenter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jamare Edwards | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jalen Green | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Abi N-Okonji | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Jamree Kromah | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Mikail Kamara | SR | 6'1" | 265 | — |
| DL | 7th | Sean Johns | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Zai Roberts | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Payne Bauer | SO | 6'2" | 234 | — |
| DL | — | Ike Thompson | FR | 5'11" | 282 | — |
| DL | — | Tony Thurston | JR | 6'3" | 292 | — |
| DL | — | Joe Worman | SO | 6'4" | 285 | — |
| DL | — | Tyler Negron | FR | 6'3" | 292 | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Taurus Jones | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Jailin Walker | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Trent Hendrick | SR | 6'0" | 234 | — |
| LB | 4th | Mateo Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Skylar Martin | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Tate Beaver | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Aiden Fisher | SR | 6'1" | 233 | — |
| LB | 8th | Julio Ayamel | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Jordan Swann | — | — | — | ★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Devyn Coles | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Xavier Cokley | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 4th | Antoine Booth | SR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| CB | 5th | Nehki Meredith | — | — | — | — |
| CB | — | Antonio Webb | FR | 5'10" | 183 | — |
| CB | — | John Ransom | SO | 5'10" | 184 | — |
| DB | 1st | Chauncey Logan Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Brent Austin | SR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| S | 1st | Josh Sarratt | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Chris Chukwuneke | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Sam Kidd | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Que Reid | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Francis Meehan | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Jarius Reimonenq | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Kye Holmes | SR | 5'11" | 192 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Jacob Thomas | SR | 6'1" | 212 | — |
| S | — | Jordan White | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Kyle Davis | — | — | — | — |
| LS | — | Aaron Whear | SO | 5'10" | 194 | — |
| P | 1st | Sam Clark | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Camden Wise | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Connor Madden | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Wade Robins | FR | 6'0" | 178 | — |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
31.361
Off PPA
+0.1853
Pass PPA
+0.4595
Rush PPA
+0.0524
Success
45%69
Explosive
1.2135
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
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.18 | +0.01 |
| Passing | +0.45 | +0.16 |
| Rushing | +0.05 | -0.09 |
| 1st Down | +0.06 | -0.19 |
| 2nd Down | +0.28 | -0.05 |
| 3rd Down | +0.46 | +0.40 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
37.0
PPG Against
20.9
Differential
+16.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 8-3
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 3-2
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- +16.1
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 41.3 | 16.7 |
| Away | 3-2 | 31.8 | 26.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 6-2 | 36.3 | 22.8 |
| Non-conference | 2-1 | 39.0 | 16.0 |
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
3-2 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2022 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-3 |
| ATS | 7-464% |
| Over / Under | 7-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-3 |
| As underdog | 1-1 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 3-2 |
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 #158
Talent composite104.2 #158 / 233
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
2 items
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