Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Oregon
Kani Benoit
RB • 6'0" • 211 lbs • Phoenix, AZ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kani Benoit leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Kani Benoit built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 29, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Kani Benoit's career was his backfield work: 1,346...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Kani Benoit, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oregon. Kani Benoit leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,472
- Rushing yards
- 1,346
- Receiving yards
- 126
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Kani Benoit quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,472
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · ProKick Australia · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- ProKick Australia · 49 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 620 scrimmage yards · RB 159th (top 27%) · Pac-12 35th (top 16%) · National 344th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Oregon | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oregon | 6 | 66 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 30.9 |
| 2015 Postseason | Oregon | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon | 11 | 408 | 359 | 49 | 4 | 47.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon | 9 | 333 | 300 | 33 | 3 | 47.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oregon | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 12 | 609 | 573 | 36 | 10 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Kani Benoit played RB for Oregon. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kani Benoit recorded 1,346 rushing yards, 126 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Oregon paired 620 primary output with 51.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.2 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: California
Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Oregon
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
51.7
Efficiency
51.2
Usage
12.5
Consistency
41.8
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 11. Southern Utah: 107. Nebraska: 6. Wyoming: 56. Arizona State: -1. California: 155. Washington State: 32. Stanford: 42. UCLA: 14. Utah: 71. Washington: 5. Oregon State: 122
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 10 by 13.2. Southern Utah: 7 by 100. Nebraska: 2 by 43.8. Wyoming: 9 by 63.4. Arizona State: 1 by 0. California: 20 by 80.2. Washington State: 10 by 33.3. Stanford: 8 by 55.2. UCLA: 7 by 20.8. Utah: 9 by 82.2. Washington: 2 by 26. Oregon State: 11 by 96.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins86.2 · Games = 6 · +69 vs Losses
Losses17.2 · Games = 6 · -69 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
California
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southern Utah
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | vs Boise State | L 28-38 | 8 | 11 | 1.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Oregon State100 rush yards | W 69-10 | 11 | 122 | 11.10 | 1 | — | — | 11.1 |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Washington | L 3-38 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Utah | W 41-20 | 9 | 71 | 7.90 | 1 | — | — | 7.9 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UCLA | L 14-31 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Stanford | L 7-49 | 6 | 32 | 5.30 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Washington State | L 10-33 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs California100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-24 | 18 | 138 | 7.70 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7.8 |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Arizona State | L 35-37 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Wyoming2+ TD | W 49-13 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Nebraska | W 42-35 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Southern Utah100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 77-21 | 7 | 107 | 15.30 | 3 | — | — | 15.3 |
Player Story
Kani Benoit story
Kani Benoit built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 29, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Kani Benoit's career was his backfield work: 1,346 rushing yards, 214 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 126 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 126 receiving yards and 147 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kani Benoit's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Oregon
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Oregon | 106 | 42.9 | 6 | 106 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oregon | 106 | 42.9 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Oregon | 413 | 53.9 | 7.8 | 307 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon | 413 | 53.9 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon | 333 | 48.8 | 9.7 | -80 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oregon | 620 | 51.2 | 12.5 | 287 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 620 | 51.2 | 12.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 5 · W 45-24 · Conference game
Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
155
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
155 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.
#2
vs Eastern Washington
Week 1 · W 61-42
102
Scrimmage Yards
76.1 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 16 usage.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 32-35
100
Scrimmage Yards
76 takeover
Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.
#4
vs Oregon State
Week 13 · W 69-10 · Conference game
122
Scrimmage Yards
74.4 takeover
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.
#5
vs California
Week 10 · W 44-28 · Conference game
94
Scrimmage Yards
73.5 takeover
Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
94 scrimmage yards and 10.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Oregon
620 primary output · 51.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage
57.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Oregon
57.1
620 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Oregon
47.9
413 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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