Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025East Carolina
Justin Benton
DL • 6'1" • 300 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Justin Benton built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 99, spending time with East Carolina and Houston. The clearest part of Justin Benton's career was his...
Read the storyJustin Benton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · East Carolina. Justin Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 23
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Benton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 23
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · East Carolina
- Top game
- UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Newton · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DL 391st (top 37%) · American Athletic 223rd (top 35%) · National 2,136th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina to North Texas | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 2025 | Houston to East Carolina | P4 to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 2024 | Houston to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 18.7 | Dec 12, 2023 |
Justin Benton played DL for Houston and East Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Justin Benton recorded 23 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
East Carolina paired 3 primary output with 10.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.9 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 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Houston, East Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.9
Usage
2.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0. NC State: 0.5. Campbell: 0.5. Coastal Carolina: 0. Tulsa: 1. Temple: 0. Charlotte: 0. Memphis: 0. UTSA: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 1 by 9.2. Campbell: 5 by 25.8. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 0 by 10. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. UTSA: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 8 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
25.8 vs Campbell
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Pittsburgh | W 23-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 42-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UTSA | L 24-58 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Memphis | W 31-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Charlotte | W 48-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Temple | W 45-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/16 | vs Tulsa | W 41-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 38-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Campbell | W 56-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | @ NC State | L 17-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Benton story
Justin Benton built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 99, spending time with East Carolina and Houston. The clearest part of Justin Benton's career was his defensive production: 23 tackles and 3 tackles for loss across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Justin 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
Houston
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 13.3 | 4.6 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 3 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 62 UTSA
Week 13 · L 24-58 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
63 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 9 · L 0-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 104 Tulsa
Week 8 · W 41-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Campbell
Week 2 · W 56-3
0.5
Havoc Plays
40.8 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 55 NC State
Week 1 · L 17-24
0.5
Havoc Plays
26.4 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · East Carolina
3 primary output · 10.9 efficiency · 2.8 usage
36.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · East Carolina
36.8
3 primary · 10.9 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Houston
33.6
1 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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