De'Jon Benton

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

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Career Arc

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

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Career Teams: 3
Unique Seasons: 7
Program Path: USC • New Mexico • Hawai'i
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

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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...

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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%)

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.

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