Player Dossier

2019-2025

Hawai'i

De'jon Benton

DL • 6'2" • 270 lbs • Pittsburg, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

De'jon Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.4

Efficiency

28

Consistency

60.5

Season Value

50

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
USC • New Mexico • Hawai'i
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Scouting Read

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De'jon Benton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i. De'jon Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.

De'jon Benton played DL for USC, New Mexico, and Hawai'i. Across 7 tracked seasons, De'jon Benton recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Hawai'i.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Hawai'i paired 21.5 primary output with 28 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 28 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, New Mexico, Hawai'i.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Loss with 4 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

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2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

28

Usage

11.4

Consistency

60.5

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 0. Arizona: 3. Stanford: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Portland State: 2. Fresno State: 4. Utah State: 3. Colorado State: 3. San José State: 0. San Diego State: 0.5. UNLV: 2. Wyoming: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 3 by 42.5. Stanford: 3 by 12.5. Sam Houston: 5 by 30.8. Portland State: 3 by 32.5. Fresno State: 2 by 48.3. Utah State: 1 by 34.2. Colorado State: 3 by 42.5. San José State: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 1 by 9.2. UNLV: 1 by 24.2. Wyoming: 2 by 38.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 4 · +0.7 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

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Fresno State

Result
Thu 12/25vs CaliforniaW 35-3122000
Sun 11/30vs WyomingSplash gameW 27-7211.500.500
Sat 11/22@ UNLVSplash gameL 10-38100.500.500
Sun 11/9vs San Diego StateW 38-61000.500
Sun 11/2@ San José StateL 38-4532000
Sat 10/18@ Colorado StateSplash gameW 31-1932110
Sun 10/12vs Utah StateSplash gameW 44-2611110
Sun 9/21vs Fresno StateSplash gameL 21-2322210
Sun 9/14vs Portland StateSplash gameW 23-331000
Sun 9/7vs Sam HoustonW 37-2054100
Sun 8/31@ ArizonaSplash gameL 6-4033210
Sat 8/23vs StanfordW 23-2032000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    USC

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico

    2024

    Transition stop

  3. 3

    Hawai'i

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonUSC04.20.7
2019 Regular SeasonUSC04.20.70
2020 Regular SeasonUSC00
2021 Regular SeasonUSC06.31.50
2022 Regular SeasonUSC2.511.33.42.5
2023 Regular SeasonUSC8.521.87.76
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0-8.5
2025 PostseasonHawai'i21.52811.421.5
2025 Regular SeasonHawai'i21.52811.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Fresno State

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.

#2

Colorado

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.

#5

Wyoming

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

21.5 primary output · 28 efficiency · 11.4 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i

50

21.5 primary · 28 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · USC

35.9

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8667

Chaminade-Madonna · Hollywood, FL

Committed To
Georgia State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

3

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.