Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Virginia
Chico Bennett Jr.
DE • 6'4" • 252 lbs • Ashburn, VA, USA
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Chico Bennett Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech • Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Chico Bennett Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive end from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 15, spending time with Georgia Tech and Virginia. The clearest part of Chico Bennett Jr.'s career was...
Read the storyChico Bennett Jr., DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia. Chico Bennett Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 16
Quick Answers
Chico Bennett Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · DE
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Miami
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DE 42nd (top 16%) · ACC 119th (top 16%) · National 977th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 6 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 16.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 7 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 9 | 34 | 7.5 | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | 70 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 34 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 39 | 7.5 | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Chico Bennett Jr. played DE for Georgia Tech and Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chico Bennett Jr. recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Virginia paired 18.5 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia Tech, Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: William & Mary
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
6.9
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
William & Mary
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 0.5. Maryland: 0. NC State: 0.5. Boston College: 0. William & Mary: 3. North Carolina: 1. Miami: 0. Georgia Tech: 1.5. Louisville: 1. Duke: 2. Virginia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 4 by 21.7. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 2 by 13.3. Boston College: 5 by 20.8. William & Mary: 3 by 42.5. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 6 by 40. Louisville: 8 by 43.3. Duke: 2 by 28.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 8 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
William & Mary
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Virginia Tech | L 17-55 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs DukeSplash game | W 30-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ Louisville | L 24-31 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Georgia Tech | L 17-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Miami | L 26-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ North Carolina | W 31-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs William & MarySplash game | W 27-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Boston College | L 24-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/22 | vs NC State | L 21-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | @ Maryland | L 14-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs James Madison | L 35-36 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chico Bennett Jr. story
Chico Bennett Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive end from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 15, spending time with Georgia Tech and Virginia. The clearest part of Chico Bennett Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chico Bennett Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech and Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Chico Bennett Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Georgia Tech
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 2 | 15.1 | 3.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 2.5 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 18.5 | 36.3 | 10.7 | 16 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 9.5 | 21.5 | 6.9 | -9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 14.5 | 25.6 | 8.5 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 9 · L 12-14 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 2 · W 31-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · W 16-9 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs William & Mary
Week 6 · W 27-13
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.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 4 · L 20-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Virginia
18.5 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 10.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
57.1
14.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
41.3
9.5 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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