Receiver, Vanderbilt, 2005–07
Earl Bennett
- Born
- Mar 23, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama
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Earl Bennett played receiver at Vanderbilt (2005–07). The Chicago Bears took Bennett in round 3, No. 70 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16catches, career highat South Carolina, 2005223receiving yards, career highvs. Richmond, 20075receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Kentucky, 2005Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vanderbilt | 79 | 876 | 11.1 | 9 | 41 |
| 2006 | Vanderbilt | 82 | 1,145 | 14.0 | 6 | 77 |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt | 75 | 830 | 11.1 | 5 | 54 |
| Career | 236 | 2,851 | 12.1 | 20 | 77 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vanderbilt | 25 | 76 | 0 |
| 2006 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 33 | 0 |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 181 | 0 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2006 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 0 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2007 Vanderbilt 12 games, 75 catches, 830 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Richmond | W 41–17 | 13 | 223 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Alabama | L 10–24 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Ole Miss | W 31–17 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 30–7 | 9 | 93 | 1 | – |
| Oct 6 | at Auburn | L 7–35 | 4 | 31 | 0 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. Georgia | L 17–20 | 3 | 31 | 0 | – |
| Oct 20 | at South Carolina | W 17–6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 24–13 | 8 | 85 | 0 | – |
| Nov 3 | at Florida | L 22–49 | 5 | 31 | 0 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kentucky | L 20–27 | 8 | 69 | 0 | – |
| Nov 17 | at Tennessee | L 24–25 | 2 | 26 | 0 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. Wake Forest | L 17–31 | 6 | 65 | 1 | – |
2006 Vanderbilt 12 games, 82 catches, 1,145 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Michigan | L 7–27 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | atAlabama | L 10–13 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Arkansas | L 19–21 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Tennessee State | W 38–9 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Temple | W 43–14 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | atOle Miss | L 10–17 | 10 | 179 | 0 | – |
| Oct 14 | atGeorgia | W 24–22 | 8 | 88 | 1 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.South Carolina | L 13–31 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – |
| Oct 28 | at Duke | W 45–28 | 9 | 184 | 1 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs.Florida | L 19–25 | 13 | 157 | 1 | – |
| Nov 11 | atKentucky | L 26–38 | 11 | 220 | 1 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs.Tennessee | L 10–39 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – |
2005 Vanderbilt 11 games, 79 catches, 876 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atWake Forest | W 24–20 | 1 | 28 | 0 | – |
| Sep 10 | atArkansas | W 28–24 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Ole Miss | W 31–23 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Richmond | W 37–13 | 11 | 124 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 15–17 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 8 | vs. LSU | L 6–34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Georgia | L 17–34 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atSouth Carolina | L 28–35 | 16 | 204 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atFlorida | L 42–49 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Kentucky | L 43–48 | 13 | 99 | 5 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atTennessee | W 28–24 | 14 | 167 | 1 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 | Combine or pro day 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 209 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 26″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chicago Bears | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Chicago Bears | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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