Defensive line, Hawai’i (from USC, New Mexico), 2019–25
De’jon Benton
- Number
- No. 79
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pittsburg, CA
De’jon Benton played defensive line at USC (2019–23), New Mexico (2024) and Hawai’i (2025).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USC | 79 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | USC | 79 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | USC | 79 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | USC | 79 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | USC | 79 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico | 79 | DL | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Hawai’i | 79 | DL | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′2″ | 270 |
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
2025 Hawai’i 12 games, 29 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Stanford | W 23–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Arizona | L 6–40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Sam Houston | W 37–20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Portland State | W 23–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Utah State | W 44–26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Colorado State | W 31–19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at San José State | L 38–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. San Diego State | W 38–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at UNLV | L 10–38 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Wyoming | W 27–7 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. California | W 35–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 USC 6 games, 11 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Nevada | W 66–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Colorado | W 48–41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Arizona | W 43–41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Utah | L 32–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atCalifornia | W 50–49 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Washington | L 42–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 USC 7 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Rice | W 66–14 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Fresno State | W 45–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Oregon State | W 17–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Arizona State | W 42–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Washington State | W 30–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atArizona | W 45–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.California | W 41–35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 USC 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | atWashington State | W 45–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atColorado | W 37–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 USC 3 games, 3 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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