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

13.4

Efficiency

42.5

Consistency

48.7

Season Value

32.6

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

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.5 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: Oregon State

Loss with 5 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.

2023 Regular Season · Colorado

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

42.5

Usage

13.4

Consistency

48.7

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 0. Nebraska: 0. Oregon: 0.5. USC: 0. Arizona State: 4. Stanford: 1.5. UCLA: 2. Oregon State: 5. Arizona: 0. Washington State: 2.5. Utah: 2.5

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. TCU: 5 by 20.8. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 6 by 30. USC: 0 by 0. Arizona State: 11 by 85.8. Stanford: 6 by 40. UCLA: 8 by 53.3. Oregon State: 8 by 83.3. Arizona: 3 by 12.5. Washington State: 10 by 66.7. Utah: 9 by 62.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · n=8 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=6 · -1.4 vs Second Half
Second Half2.4 · n=5 · +1.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

85.8 vs Arizona State

Result
Sat 11/25@ UtahL 17-23951.5010
Sat 11/18@ Washington State10+ tacklesL 14-561031.5010
Sat 11/11vs ArizonaL 31-3433000
Sun 11/5vs Oregon StateSplash gameL 19-2687311
Sat 10/28@ UCLAL 16-2886110
Sat 10/14vs StanfordL 43-46651.5000
Sat 10/7@ Arizona State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 27-24117211
Sat 9/30vs USCL 41-4800000
Sat 9/23@ OregonL 6-42610.5000
Sat 9/9vs NebraskaW 36-1432000
Sat 9/2@ TCUW 45-4251000

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