Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Washington
Benning Potoa'e
DL • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Dupont, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Benning Potoa'e shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Washington
Player Story
Benning Potoa'e built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Dupont, WA wearing No. 8, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Benning Potoa'e's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Benning Potoa'e, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Washington. Benning Potoa'e shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Benning Potoa'e quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · DL
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Washington
- Top game
- Eastern Washington
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lakes · Washington
- High school pipeline
- Lakes · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DL 152nd (top 18%) · Pac-12 127th (top 24%) · National 1,387th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Washington | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 12 | 33 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 11 | 28 | 6.5 | 4.5 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
Related Context
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Benning Potoa'e played DL for Washington. Across 4 tracked seasons, Benning Potoa'e recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Washington paired 11.5 primary output with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Washington
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.4
Usage
5.4
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 1. Montana: 1. Colorado: 0. California: 2. Arizona State: 0. UCLA: 2. Oregon: 1. Stanford: 0. Utah: 0. Washington State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 6 by 25. Rutgers: 3 by 22.5. Montana: 2 by 18.3. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 24.2. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 3 by 32.5. Oregon: 3 by 22.5. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 3 by 12.5. Washington State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Penn State | L 28-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Washington StateSplash game | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Utah | W 33-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Stanford | L 22-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Oregon | W 38-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs UCLASplash game | W 44-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Arizona State | L 7-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 38-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Colorado | W 37-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Montana | W 63-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Rutgers | W 30-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Benning Potoa'e story
Benning Potoa'e built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Dupont, WA wearing No. 8, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Benning Potoa'e's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Benning Potoa'e's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Washington
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Washington | 4 | 11.9 | 3.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington | 4 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington | 9 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 9 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 4.5 | 16.3 | 6.3 | -4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 4.5 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 11.5 | 21.8 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 11.5 | 21.8 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Washington
Week 1 · W 47-14
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Arizona State
Week 4 · W 27-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 9 · W 44-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ California
Week 10 · W 66-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 13 · W 41-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Washington
11.5 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
48.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Washington
48.9
11.5 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Washington
48.2
9 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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