Player Dossier

2019-2024

Clemson

LaVonta Bentley

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

LaVonta Bentley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.7

Efficiency

23.6

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

12.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Clemson • Colorado
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

LaVonta Bentley, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Clemson. LaVonta Bentley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Clemson paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23.6 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: Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Colorado

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

23.6

Usage

5.7

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. BYU: 0. Unknown: 2. Nebraska: 0. Colorado State: 1. Baylor: 0. Kansas State: 0. Arizona: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Texas Tech: 0.5. Utah: 1. Kansas: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 6 by 25. Unknown: 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 12.5. 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

Wins0.4 · n=7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sun 12/29vs BYUL 14-3662000
Fri 11/29vs Oklahoma StateW 52-011000
Sat 11/23@ KansasL 21-37410.5000
Sat 11/16vs UtahW 49-2454100
Sat 11/9@ Texas Tech10+ tacklesW 41-271070.5000
Sun 10/27vs CincinnatiW 34-2354000
Sat 10/19@ ArizonaW 34-730000
Sun 10/13vs Kansas StateL 28-3133000
Sun 9/22vs BaylorW 38-3142000
Sat 9/14@ Colorado StateW 28-954100
Sat 9/7@ NebraskaL 10-2853000
Fri 8/30vs Unknown55110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Clemson

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Colorado

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonClemson05.61.1
2020 Regular SeasonClemson819.85.58
2021 PostseasonClemson4.527.66.9-3.5
2021 Regular SeasonClemson4.527.66.90
2022 Regular SeasonClemson3.516.94.3-1
2023 Regular SeasonColorado1842.513.414.5
2024 PostseasonColorado523.65.7-13
2024 Regular SeasonColorado523.65.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Tech

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.5 takeover score.

#3

Arizona State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

3.5

Primary metric

Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.

#5

Virginia Tech

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Clemson

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Colorado

32.6

18 primary · 42.5 efficiency · 13.4 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Clemson

13

4.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

5

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9045

Jackson-Olin · Birmingham, AL

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

193

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

LaVonta Bentley quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
193