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
512	Ernest Willor Jr.	DL		260lbs	6-4	4.66	80	495	65.4 MORE>>	Ernest Willor Jr. played at St. Paul's in Baltimore and IMG Academy before finishing at Concordia Prep, where his 47 tackles, nine...

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...