Player Career

Ben Dinucci Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ben Dinucci story

Ben Dinucci built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a quarterback from Dallas, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Ben Dinucci's career was his passing role: 1,107 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes, 167 attempts, and 144 rushing yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 144 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.

The arc is straightforward: Ben Dinucci moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonPittsburgh3437.36.3
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1,21753.618.41,183

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ NC State

Week 1

Game with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

276

Total Offense

87.8 takeover

276 total offense with 75.6 efficiency.

#2

@ West Virginia

Week 1

192

Total Offense

79.5 takeover

Game with 192 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency.

192 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 11 · L 31-34 · Conference game

225

Total Offense

78 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

225 total offense with 73.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Oklahoma State

Week 3 · L 21-59

246

Total Offense

67.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

246 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Duke

Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game

171

Total Offense

56.9 takeover

Win with 171 yards of offense and 58.4 efficiency.

171 total offense with 58.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

1,217 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 18.4 usage

63.7

#2

2016 Postseason · Pittsburgh

38.5

34 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 6.3 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency