Ben Dougherty
QB #11 Florida A&M
06024 222 4.81

FLORIDA A&M (March 14th) senior quarterback BEN DOUGHERTY ran between 4.71 and 4.73 in the 40... 7.31 three-cone... was satisfied with his results in the other drills he did at the Combine... weighed in at 6024, 214 pounds... has lost eight pounds, since the Combine, but has been fighting some flu-like symptoms the past week-to-ten days... did a full positional workout... threw the ball very effectively... had only one dropped pass... has drawn additional interest from Atlanta, Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, New Orleans, NY Giants, NY Jets, Tennessee and Washington between the Combine and his Pro Day... having called his own plays in college and the attention to detail that teams have seen out of him when watching game film with him may now allow him to move up closer to the 5th round than 6th-or-7th.

Dougherty (Doc-Her-Tee) is an outstanding athlete who displays all of the essential dual threat tools to be an effective competitor at the next level. Dougherty has learned, played, and excelled in three different systems. Finished his career with the all-time best completion percentage (62.4) and ranked fourth all-time in passing yardage (5,231). Dougherty's throwing ability as well as his elusiveness and escape ability has also facilitated not only his, but his teams success as he averaged just under 250 (249.8) yards of total offense per game throughout his career. Born on April 7th, 1980 in Wiesbaden, Germany Dougherty grew up in Elma, Washington and is a product of Elma High School. As a three-time Florida A&M academic award winner Dougherty will graduate with a degree in Physical Education where he carries a 3.92 GPA.

In 2004, Dougherty finished the year with back-to-back 400-yard passing games: 462 vs. Bethune-Cookman (6 TDs) and 426 vs. Florida International. He passed for 2,696 yards and 19 TDs, hitting on 242 of 393 aerials (61.6 percent) with just 11 interceptions. In his second full year as Florida A&M's starting quarterback Dougherty showed up his record breaking Junior campaign with a outstanding statistical season against arguably the toughest D-1AA schedule in history. In his first three games against D-1A schools, Dougherty averaged just under 200 yards per game while completing 62% of his passes Dougherty also finished the year as the teams second leading rusher for the second straight year as he gained 340 yards and 6 TD's. Highlighting Dougherty's career, he showcased his skills in the HBCU All-Star GRID Classic as well as showcasing his talents in the NFL scouting combine.