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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2025Hawai'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.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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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: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- USC • New Mexico • Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
De'Jon Benton built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Pittsburg, CA wearing No. 79, spending time with Hawai'i, New Mexico, and USC. The clearest part of De'Jon Benton's career was...
Read the storyDe'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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 9
Quick Answers
De'Jon Benton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DL
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Chaminade-Madonna · 72 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 79 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 171st (top 16%) · Mountain West 117th (top 23%) · National 1,436th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 7 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 11 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 27 | 9 | 5.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 70.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico to Hawai'i | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 2024 | USC to New Mexico | P4 to G5/FCS | 80 | Dec 5, 2023 |
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.
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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 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
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | vs California | W 35-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 27-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UNLVSplash game | L 10-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs San Diego State | W 38-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | @ San José State | L 38-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Colorado StateSplash game | W 31-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 44-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | L 21-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Portland StateSplash game | W 23-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Sam Houston | W 37-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ ArizonaSplash game | L 6-40 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Stanford | W 23-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
De'Jon Benton story
De'Jon Benton built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Pittsburg, CA wearing No. 79, spending time with Hawai'i, New Mexico, and USC. The clearest part of De'Jon Benton's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks across 30 career games in the available record. That gives De'Jon 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
USC
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
New Mexico
2024
Transition stop
- 3
Hawai'i
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920192020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 2.5 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 8.5 | 21.8 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | -8.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 21.5 | 28 | 11.4 | 21.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 21.5 | 28 | 11.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 66 Fresno State
Week 4 · L 21-23 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 5 · W 48-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 28 Arizona
Week 1 · L 6-40
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 110 Wyoming
Week 14 · W 27-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 79 Utah State
Week 7 · W 44-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
21.5 primary output · 28 efficiency · 11.4 usage
70.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i
70.8
21.5 primary · 28 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · USC
43.5
8.5 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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