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Player Dossier
2017-2022Arkansas State
Kivon Bennett
LB • 6'2" • 236 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kivon Bennett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Tennessee • Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Kivon Bennett built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Arkansas State and Tennessee. The clearest part of Kivon Bennett's career was...
Read the storyKivon Bennett, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Kivon Bennett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 160
- TFL
- 39.5
- Sacks
- 20
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Kivon Bennett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 160
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 276th (top 23%) · Sun Belt 61st (top 10%) · National 568th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 22 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 58 | 16.5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 78.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 11 | 50 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58.5 |
Related Context
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Kivon Bennett played LB for Tennessee and Arkansas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kivon Bennett recorded 160 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Arkansas State paired 31.5 primary output with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, Arkansas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
46
Usage
21.4
Consistency
69.7
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Arkansas: 4. Memphis: 2. Washington: 3. Tulsa: 3.5. Georgia Southern: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1. Louisiana: 2. South Alabama: 5.5. App State: 1. UL Monroe: 2.5. Georgia State: 3. Texas State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Arkansas: 4 by 56.7. Memphis: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 4 by 46.7. Tulsa: 11 by 80.8. Georgia Southern: 6 by 35. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Louisiana: 3 by 32.5. South Alabama: 7 by 79.2. App State: 1 by 14.2. UL Monroe: 5 by 45.8. Georgia State: 6 by 55. Texas State: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3.3 · Games = 2 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 10 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
80.8 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Texas StateSplash game | L 22-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | L 20-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | W 27-24 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs App State | L 14-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ South AlabamaSplash game | L 13-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | vs LouisianaSplash game | L 27-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/7 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 20-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia Southern | L 33-59 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Tulsa10+ tackles · Splash game | L 34-41 | 11 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ WashingtonSplash game | L 3-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs MemphisSplash game | L 50-55 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | W 40-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kivon Bennett story
Kivon Bennett built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Arkansas State and Tennessee. The clearest part of Kivon Bennett's career was his defensive production: 160 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kivon Bennett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Tennessee
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 18 | 29.3 | 8.1 | 18 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 18 | 29.3 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 14 | 33.1 | 11.6 | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 31.5 | 46 | 21.4 | 17.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 20 | 37.1 | 13.1 | -11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Alabama
Week 9 · L 13-31 · Conference game
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 12 · L 17-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 11 · W 35-33
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Troy
Week 13 · L 19-48 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Vanderbilt
Week 14 · W 28-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State
31.5 primary output · 46 efficiency · 21.4 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State
58.5
20 primary · 37.1 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
57.6
14 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 11.6 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
22
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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