| Eric Dungey | |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Tualatin, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 226 |
| High School: | Lakeridge (Lake Oswego, Oregon) |
| College: | Syracuse (2015–2018) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
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Eric Jay Paul Dungey (born June 12, 1996)[1] is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Syracuse.[2]
Dungey attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. As a senior, he threw for 2395 yards and 22 touchdowns.[3] He was a three-star recruit and committed to Syracuse University to play college football.[4]
Dungey played eight games in 2015, completing 105 of 176 passes for 1298 yards and 11 touchdowns. He suffered a concussion in game 3 of his freshman season.[5]
During his sophomore season in 2016, Dungey completed 230 of 355 passes for 2679 yards with 15 touchdowns in nine games[6] before suffering a season-ending head injury.[5]
During his junior year in 2017, Dungey completed 225 of 377 passes for 2495 yards and 14 touchdowns in nine games.[7] He threw for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns in an upset victory over No. 2 Clemson.[8] He later suffered a season-ending leg injury against Florida State.
During his senior year in 2018, he completed 226 of 371 passes for 2868 yards, 18 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.[7] During the 2018 Camping World Bowl, he threw for 303 yards and a touchdown against West Virginia and won MVP.[9] He broke a school record previously held by Ryan Nassib for most passing yards in a career during the bowl game.[10]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Avg | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||||
| Syracuse Orange | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Syracuse | 8 | 105 | 176 | 1,298 | 7.4 | 61.5 | 11 | 5 | 136.6 | 91 | 397 | 3.9 | 5 | ||||
| 2016 | Syracuse | 9 | 230 | 355 | 2,679 | 7.5 | 64.8 | 15 | 7 | 138.2 | 125 | 595 | 4.2 | 6 | ||||
| 2017 | Syracuse | 9 | 225 | 377 | 2,844 | 6.6 | 59.7 | 14 | 9 | 122.8 | 143 | 595 | 2.3 | 9 | ||||
| 2018 | Syracuse | 13 | 226 | 371 | 2,686 | 7.7 | 60.9 | 18 | 9 | 137.0 | 184 | 754 | 4.1 | 15 | ||||
| Career | 39 | 786 | 1279 | 9,340 | 7.3 | 61.7 | 58 | 30 | 133.1 | 543 | 1993 | 3.7 | 35 | |||||
Following the conclusion of the 2019 NFL draft, Dungey signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019.[12] He was listed on the Giants roster as a quarterback and a tight end.[13] He was waived on July 24, 2019.[14]
On October 11, 2019, Dungey was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[15] He was released by the Browns on December 19, 2019.[16]
On January 8, 2020, Dungey was assigned to the Dallas Renegades of the XFL following an injury to quarterback Landry Jones.[17] On February 11, 2020, he was placed on the reserve/left squad list for personal reasons.[18] He was activated from the left squad list on February 19, 2020.[19] He was placed on the reserve/left squad list again on February 24, 2020, after the death of his father.[20] [21] He was activated again on March 2, 2020.[20] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]
On May 14, 2021, Dungey signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[23] He was waived on August 22, 2021.[24]
On November 15, 2022, Dungey was assigned to the DC Defenders of the XFL.[25] He was placed on the team's reserve list on April 17, 2023.[26] He was removed from the team's reserve list on May 2, 2023.
His father, Tim, was diagnosed with cancer in May 2019.[27] New York businessman Adam Weitsman sold his suite for the Syracuse vs Clemson game in 2019 to raise money for Dungey's father.[28] Tim Dungey died on February 21, 2020.[21]