Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017West Virginia
Al-Rasheed Benton
LB • 6'1" • 238 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Al-Rasheed Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 55.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Al-Rasheed Benton built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Newark, NJ wearing No. 3, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Al-Rasheed Benton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Al-Rasheed Benton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. Al-Rasheed Benton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 55.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 190
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Al-Rasheed Benton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 190
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Malcolm X Shabazz · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Malcolm X Shabazz · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 110 tackles · LB 26th (top 3%) · Big 12 3rd (top 1%) · National 33rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 13 | 70 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 13 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 74.7 |
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Al-Rasheed Benton played LB for West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Al-Rasheed Benton recorded 190 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
West Virginia paired 28.5 primary output with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
55.6
Usage
14.9
Consistency
43.2
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 1.5. Virginia Tech: 3. East Carolina: 2. Delaware State: 4. Kansas: 4. TCU: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Baylor: 7. Oklahoma State: 1. Iowa State: 2.5. Kansas State: 1. Texas: 1.5. Oklahoma: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 8 by 48.3. Virginia Tech: 8 by 63.3. East Carolina: 8 by 53.3. Delaware State: 8 by 73.3. Kansas: 12 by 90. TCU: 8 by 43.3. Texas Tech: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 8 by 83.3. Oklahoma State: 8 by 43.3. Iowa State: 9 by 62.5. Kansas State: 7 by 39.2. Texas: 10 by 56.7. Oklahoma: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.9 · Games = 7 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
90 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs Utah | L 14-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Oklahoma | L 31-59 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Texas10+ tackles | L 14-28 | 10 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Kansas State | W 28-23 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Iowa StateSplash game | W 20-16 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Oklahoma State | L 39-50 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 38-36 | 8 | 7 | — | 4.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Texas Tech | W 46-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ TCU | L 24-31 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Kansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 56-34 | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Delaware StateSplash game | W 59-16 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 56-20 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | L 24-31 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Al-Rasheed Benton story
Al-Rasheed Benton built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Newark, NJ wearing No. 3, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Al-Rasheed Benton's career was his defensive production: 190 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with West 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 Al-Rasheed Benton's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Al-Rasheed Benton 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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West Virginia
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 5 | 28.8 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 5 | 28.8 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 28.5 | 55.6 | 14.9 | 23.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 28.5 | 55.6 | 14.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 8 · W 38-36 · Conference game
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Youngstown State
Week 2 · W 38-21
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas
Week 4 · W 56-34 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Delaware State
Week 3 · W 59-16
4
Havoc Plays
76.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia Tech
Week 1 · L 24-31
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Havoc Plays
68.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
28.5 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
74.7
28.5 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · West Virginia
30.3
5 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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