James Madison Dukes NFL Draft Prospects

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New Voice, Same Standard: Billy Napier Inherits a Sun Belt Powerhouse in Harrisonburg

James Madison completed a remarkable rise in 2025, going 12-2 and running the table in Sun Belt play at 8-0 before winning the conference championship and reaching the College Football Playoff in just its fourth season as an FBS program. The Dukes' first-round trip ended with a 34-51 loss at Oregon, but the larger question this offseason was who would run the program. Bob Chesney left for UCLA and took a number of Dukes with him, and James Madison answered by hiring Billy Napier, who arrives with a 62-35 record over parts of eight seasons and a reputation built on dominating this same league during his time at Louisiana before a difficult stretch at Florida.

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RANK	Player	Pos	Coll	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
434	Matthew Sluka	QB		211lbs	6-2	4.50	48	574	70.4 MORE>>	Sluka, a graduate transfer from Holy Cross to UNLV, is an interesting dual-threat quarterback prospect. The 6'3", 215-pounder from...
491	Dylan Morris	QB		202lbs	6-1	4.85	42	491	50.0 MORE>>

RANK	Player	Pos	Coll	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
458	Jacob Dobbs	LB		233lbs	6-0	4.60	62	564.5	61.3 MORE>>	Jacob Dobbs from De La Salle Collegiate High School was rated a After high school, Dobbs joined Holy Cross.In 2019 as a freshman...