Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Central Michigan
Shamari Benton
LB • 6'0" • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Shamari Benton built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 26, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Shamari Benton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Shamari Benton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Shamari Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Shamari Benton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brother Rice · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Brother Rice · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2013
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
Related Context
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Shamari Benton is listed as a LB for Central Michigan. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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All Games1 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
20 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9/15 | @ UNLV | L 21-31 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Shamari Benton story
Shamari Benton built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 26, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Shamari Benton's career was his defensive production: 2 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shamari Benton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 10 · L 31-42 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
@ UNLV
Week 3 · L 21-31
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 10 · W 26-22 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 7 · L 20-27 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2013 Regular Season · Central Michigan
73.3
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Central Michigan
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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