Usage / Role
55%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2024Kennesaw State
Michael Benefield
RB • 5'7" • 205 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Benefield leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kennesaw State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Kennesaw State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Player Story
Michael Benefield built his college career in 2024 as a running back from Atlanta, GA, spending time with Kennesaw State. The clearest part of Michael Benefield's career was his backfield work: 542 rushing yards, 138...
Read the storyMichael Benefield, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kennesaw State. Michael Benefield leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 557
- Rushing yards
- 542
- Receiving yards
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Michael Benefield quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kennesaw State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 557
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kennesaw State
- Top game
- Sam Houston
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 557 scrimmage yards · RB 184th (top 26%) · Conference USA 27th (top 14%) · National 412th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Kennesaw State | 12 | 557 | 542 | 15 | 5 | 66 |
Related Context
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Michael Benefield played RB for Kennesaw State. Across 1 tracked season, Michael Benefield recorded 542 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kennesaw State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kennesaw State paired 557 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kennesaw State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
46.4
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
23.5
Consistency
58.4
Best Game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 6. Louisiana: 31. San José State: 39. UT Martin: 12. Jacksonville State: 112. Middle Tennessee: 48. Liberty: 54. Western Kentucky: 105. UTEP: 33. Sam Houston: 43. Florida International: 38. Louisiana Tech: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 3 by 20.8. Louisiana: 9 by 35.9. San José State: 14 by 28.8. UT Martin: 6 by 20.8. Jacksonville State: 17 by 68.6. Middle Tennessee: 12 by 41.7. Liberty: 17 by 34.3. Western Kentucky: 17 by 64. UTEP: 18 by 19. Sam Houston: 13 by 34.5. Florida International: 8 by 49.5. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins46 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses46.5 · Games = 10 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
Best efficiency game
68.6 vs Jacksonville State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 0-33 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Florida International | W 27-26 | 8 | 38 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Sam Houston | L 17-23 | 13 | 43 | 3.30 | 1 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UTEP | L 35-43 | 17 | 31 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Wed 10/30 | @ Western Kentucky | L 14-31 | 16 | 98 | 6.10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.2 |
| Wed 10/23 | vs Liberty | W 27-24 | 16 | 54 | 3.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Wed 10/16 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 5-14 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Fri 10/4 | vs Jacksonville State100 rush yards | L 24-63 | 17 | 112 | 6.60 | 1 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs UT Martin | L 13-24 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ San José State | L 10-31 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Louisiana | L 10-34 | 9 | 31 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ UTSA | L 16-28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
Michael Benefield story
Michael Benefield built his college career in 2024 as a running back from Atlanta, GA, spending time with Kennesaw State. The clearest part of Michael Benefield's career was his backfield work: 542 rushing yards, 138 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 15 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Kennesaw State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 15 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kennesaw State.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Benefield 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
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Kennesaw State
2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Kennesaw State | 557 | 38.3 | 23.5 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Sam Houston
Week 10
Game with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108
Scrimmage Yards
93.8 takeover
108 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#2
vs Jacksonville State
Week 6 · L 24-63 · Conference game
112
Scrimmage Yards
87.9 takeover
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
@ Western Kentucky
Week 10 · L 14-31 · Conference game
105
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.
#4
vs Liberty
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
54
Scrimmage Yards
55.4 takeover
Win with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
54 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.
#5
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 8 · L 5-14 · Conference game
48
Scrimmage Yards
54.2 takeover
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Kennesaw State
557 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 23.5 usage
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Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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