Defensive line, Ole Miss, 2016–19
Benito Jones
- Number
- No. 95
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 329 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waynesboro, MS
- Born
- Nov 27, 1997
Benito Jones played defensive line at Ole Miss (2016–19).
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last at Alabama, 2019Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ole Miss | 95 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 95 | DL | So. | ||
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 95 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Ole Miss | 95 | DL | Sr. | 6′1″ | 329 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Ole Miss 11 games, 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Memphis | L 10–15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Arkansas | W 31–17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 40–29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. California | L 20–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Alabama | L 31–59 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 31–6 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Texas A&M | L 17–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Auburn | L 14–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. New Mexico State | W 41–3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. LSU | L 37–58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Mississippi State | L 20–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Ole Miss 11 games, 34 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Texas Tech | W 47–27 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 76–41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Alabama | L 7–62 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atLSU | L 16–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. UL Monroe | W 70–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atArkansas | W 37–33 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Auburn | L 16–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. South Carolina | L 44–48 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atTexas A&M | L 24–38 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atVanderbilt | L 29–36 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Mississippi State | L 3–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Ole Miss 10 games, 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Alabama | W 47–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UT Martin | W 45–23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atAlabama | L 3–66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atAuburn | L 23–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.LSU | L 24–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Arkansas | L 37–38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Kentucky | W 37–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Louisiana | W 50–22 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Texas A&M | L 24–31 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atMississippi State | W 31–28 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Ole Miss 12 games, 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Florida State | L 34–45 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Wofford | W 38–13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Alabama | L 43–48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Georgia | W 45–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Memphis | W 48–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atArkansas | L 30–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atLSU | L 21–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Auburn | L 29–40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 37–27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atTexas A&M | W 29–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atVanderbilt | L 17–38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Mississippi State | L 20–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–34).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 316 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.26 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.80 sW |
| Vertical jump | 26½″ |
| 3-cone drill | 8.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 5.27 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 46 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 46 | 76 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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