Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Colorado
LaVonta Bentley
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
LaVonta Bentley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Clemson • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
LaVonta Bentley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 20, spending time with Clemson and Colorado. The clearest part of LaVonta Bentley's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
LaVonta Bentley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Colorado. LaVonta Bentley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 193
- TFL
- 25.5
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
LaVonta Bentley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · LB
- Career Tackles
- 193
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Jackson-Olin · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Jackson-Olin · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · LB 252nd (top 21%) · Big 12 55th (top 8%) · National 473rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 7 | 14 | 4.5 | 3.5 | - | - | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 6 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 6 | 25 | 3.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 7 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 32.7 |
Related Context
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LaVonta Bentley played LB for Clemson and Colorado. Across 6 tracked seasons, LaVonta Bentley recorded 193 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Colorado paired 22 primary output with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Clemson, Colorado.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Colorado
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
5.5
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
North Dakota State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 0. North Dakota State: 2. Nebraska: 0. Colorado State: 1. Baylor: 0. Kansas State: 0. Arizona: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Texas Tech: 0.5. Utah: 1. Kansas: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 6 by 25. North Dakota State: 5 by 40.8. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8. Baylor: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 5 by 20.8. Texas Tech: 10 by 46.7. Utah: 5 by 30.8. Kansas: 4 by 21.7. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.6 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
North Dakota State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/29 | vs BYU | L 14-36 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Oklahoma State | W 52-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Kansas | L 21-37 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Utah | W 49-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas Tech10+ tackles | W 41-27 | 10 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Arizona | W 34-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Kansas State | L 28-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Baylor | W 38-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Colorado State | W 28-9 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Nebraska | L 10-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs North Dakota StateSplash game | W 31-26 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
LaVonta Bentley story
LaVonta Bentley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 20, spending time with Clemson and Colorado. The clearest part of LaVonta Bentley's career was his defensive production: 193 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives LaVonta Bentley'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
Clemson
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 5.5 | 29.3 | 6.6 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 5.5 | 29.3 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 3.5 | 16.9 | 3.7 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado | 22 | 46.1 | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 6 | 24.4 | 5.5 | -16 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 6 | 24.4 | 5.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 3 · W 14-8 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 10 · L 19-26 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Furman
Week 2 · W 35-12
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 45-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Colorado
22 primary output · 46.1 efficiency · 15.5 usage
76.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Clemson
38.2
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Clemson
36.1
5.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
12
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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