Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Iowa
Seth Benson
LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Seth Benson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Seth Benson built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Sioux Falls, SD wearing No. 44, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Seth Benson's career was his defensive production: 247...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Seth Benson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa. Seth Benson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 247
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Seth Benson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · LB
- Career Tackles
- 247
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Washington · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Washington · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 84 tackles · LB 94th (top 8%) · Big Ten 11th (top 2%) · National 124th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 14 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 14 | 95 | 5.5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 84 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 57.3 |
Related Context
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Seth Benson played LB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Seth Benson recorded 247 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Iowa paired 19.5 primary output with 45.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
37.2
Usage
9.6
Consistency
57.9
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 2. Iowa State: 0. Nevada: 0. Rutgers: 1. Michigan: 1. Illinois: 1. Ohio State: 1. Northwestern: 2.5. Purdue: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Nebraska: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 4 by 36.7. Iowa State: 10 by 41.7. Nevada: 7 by 29.2. Rutgers: 9 by 47.5. Michigan: 14 by 60. Illinois: 7 by 39.2. Ohio State: 6 by 35. Northwestern: 6 by 50. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 7 by 34.2. Nebraska: 8 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
60 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska | L 17-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Minnesota | W 13-10 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Purdue | W 24-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 33-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio State | L 10-54 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Illinois | L 6-9 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | L 14-27 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | W 27-10 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Nevada | W 27-0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State10+ tackles | L 7-10 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Dakota StateSplash game | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Seth Benson story
Seth Benson built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Sioux Falls, SD wearing No. 44, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Seth Benson's career was his defensive production: 247 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Seth Benson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 38.8 | 9.8 | 8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 19.5 | 45.2 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 19.5 | 45.2 | 10.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 10.5 | 37.2 | 9.6 | -9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 7 · L 7-24 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 14 · L 3-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 4 · W 24-14
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 9 · L 20-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 15 · W 28-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Iowa
19.5 primary output · 45.2 efficiency · 10.9 usage
73.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Iowa
73.3
19.5 primary · 45.2 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
57.3
10.5 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
12
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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