Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2011Minnesota
Duane Bennett
RB • 5'9" • St. Louis, MO, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Duane Bennett leans workhorse runner traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Duane Bennett built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 22, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Duane Bennett's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Duane Bennett, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Minnesota. Duane Bennett leans workhorse runner traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,932
- Rushing yards
- 2,126
- Receiving yards
- 806
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Duane Bennett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,932
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · O'Fallon · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- O'Fallon · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 662 scrimmage yards · RB 112th (top 25%) · Big Ten 31st (top 15%) · National 273rd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 587 | 442 | 145 | 4 | 62.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 265 | 140 | 125 | 3 | 69.8 |
| 2009 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 557 | 376 | 181 | 8 | 49.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 848 | 529 | 319 | 5 | 68.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 662 | 639 | 23 | 5 | 65.8 |
Related Context
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Duane Bennett played RB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Duane Bennett recorded 10 passing yards, 2,126 rushing yards, and 806 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 265 primary output with 51.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
43.8
Efficiency
44.4
Usage
18.3
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 13. Syracuse: 81. Air Force: 29. California: 16. Northwestern: 89. Wisconsin: 32. Purdue: 53. Penn State: 27. Ohio State: 21. Michigan State: 157. Illinois: 24. South Dakota State: 14. Iowa: 14
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 2 by 54.2. Syracuse: 18 by 49.2. Air Force: 9 by 37.5. California: 8 by 22.6. Northwestern: 21 by 44.1. Wisconsin: 3 by 94.4. Purdue: 9 by 61.3. Penn State: 7 by 30.1. Ohio State: 5 by 39.4. Michigan State: 16 by 57. Illinois: 5 by 43.4. South Dakota State: 6 by 24.3. Iowa: 5 by 19.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins70.5 · Games = 6 · +49.5 vs Losses
Losses21 · Games = 7 · -49.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
94.4 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | @ Iowa State | L 13-14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Iowa | L 0-12 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs South Dakota State | W 16-13 | 6 | 14 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Illinois | L 32-35 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.8 |
| Sun 11/1 | vs Michigan State150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 42-34 | 14 | 36 | 2.60 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 9.8 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Ohio State | L 7-38 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Penn State | L 0-20 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Purdue | W 35-20 | 9 | 53 | 5.90 | 0 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Wisconsin | L 28-31 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10.7 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Northwestern2+ TD | W 35-24 | 21 | 89 | 4.20 | 3 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs California | L 21-35 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Air Force | W 20-13 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Syracuse | W 23-20 | 16 | 78 | 4.90 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.5 |
Player Story
Duane Bennett story
Duane Bennett built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 22, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Duane Bennett's career was his backfield work: 2,126 rushing yards, 526 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 806 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Minnesota. 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 10 passing yards, 806 receiving yards, and 549 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Duane Bennett 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
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Minnesota
2007-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082009200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Minnesota | 587 | 50.8 | 23.5 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 265 | 51.8 | 37.2 | -322 |
| 2009 Postseason | Minnesota | 570 | 44.4 | 18.3 | 305 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 570 | 44.4 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 848 | 44.8 | 22.3 | 278 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 662 | 38.3 | 28.2 | -186 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · W 24-17
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
195
Scrimmage Yards
87.9 takeover
195 scrimmage yards and 44 usage.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 9 · L 10-34 · Conference game
115
Scrimmage Yards
84.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
115 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 12 · L 13-28 · Conference game
120
Scrimmage Yards
84.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
120 scrimmage yards and 39 usage.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 2 · W 42-17
148
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with 148 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
148 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 9 · W 22-21 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
78.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
101 scrimmage yards and 40.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Minnesota
265 primary output · 51.8 efficiency · 37.2 usage
69.8
#2
2010 Regular Season · Minnesota
68.1
848 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 22.3 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Minnesota
65.8
662 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 28.2 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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