Player Career

Arrelious Benn Career Story

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Player Story

Arrelious Benn story

Arrelious Benn built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Washington, DC wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Arrelious Benn's career was his receiving role: 159 catches, 2,221 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 282 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 282 rushing yards and 432 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Arrelious Benn 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.

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    Illinois

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonIllinois67671.732
2007 Regular SeasonIllinois67671.7320
2008 Regular SeasonIllinois1,05590.429.7379
2009 Regular SeasonIllinois49074.722.4-565

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ball State

Week 9 · W 28-17

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

97

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Minnesota

Week 7 · L 20-27 · Conference game

181

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

181 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Iowa

Week 7 · L 6-10 · Conference game

87

Receiving Yards

96.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Penn State

Week 5 · L 17-35 · Conference game

96

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 5 · W 27-20 · Conference game

84

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Illinois

1,055 primary output · 90.4 efficiency · 29.7 usage

89.7

#2

2007 Postseason · Illinois

75.9

676 primary · 71.7 efficiency · 32 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Illinois

75.9

676 primary · 71.7 efficiency · 32 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games