Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021UAB
Charlie Benton
LB • 6'1" • 228 lbs • Opelika, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Charlie Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- West Virginia • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Charlie Benton built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Opelika, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with UAB and West Virginia. The clearest part of Charlie Benton's career was his defensive...
Read the storyCharlie Benton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UAB. Charlie Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 24
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Charlie Benton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · LB
- Career Tackles
- 24
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · UAB
- Top game
- Marshall
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · LB 562nd (top 45%) · Conference USA 212th (top 32%) · National 1,851st (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | UAB | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 8 | 21 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52.5 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | West Virginia to UAB | P4 to G5/FCS | 17.1 | Jan 8, 2021 |
Charlie Benton played LB for West Virginia and UAB. Across 6 tracked seasons, Charlie Benton recorded 24 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
UAB paired 7 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
8.3
Usage
1.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/1 | @ Tennessee | W 40-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Charlie Benton story
Charlie Benton built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Opelika, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with UAB and West Virginia. The clearest part of Charlie Benton's career was his defensive production: 24 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Charlie Benton'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.
- 1
West Virginia
2016-2020
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | UAB | 7 | 20.2 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 7 | 20.2 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 11 · W 21-14 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Liberty
Week 5 · L 12-36
1.5
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 10 · W 52-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 12 · L 31-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
vs Rice
Week 8 · L 24-30 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
14.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 14.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · UAB
7 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 5.4 usage
52.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · UAB
52.5
7 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
39.2
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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