Usage Score
3.5
Player Dossier
2023-2025Houston
Justin Benton
DL • 6'1" • 300 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.9
Consistency
10
Season Value
9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Justin Benton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Houston. Justin Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Houston paired 1 primary output with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.9 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
9.9
Usage
3.5
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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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. Unknown: 0.5. Coastal Carolina: 0. Tulsa: 0. Temple: 0. Charlotte: 0. Memphis: 0. UTSA: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
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. Unknown: 5 by 25.8. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 0 by 0. 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
Wins0 · n=7 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=2 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half
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 Unknown
| 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 Unknown | — | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | @ NC State | L 17-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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 Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 13.3 | 5 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 2 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTSA
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.
#2
Kansas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.3 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 27.1 takeover score.
#4
NC State
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.7 takeover score.
#5
Pittsburgh
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Houston
1 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · 5 usage
18.6
#2
2025 Postseason · East Carolina
9
2 primary · 9.9 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · East Carolina
9
2 primary · 9.9 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8786
Newton · Covington, GA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
23
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.