Linebacker, Kennesaw State, 2022–25
Garland Benyard
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ocilla, GA
Garland Benyard played linebacker at Kennesaw State (2022–25).
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Cincinnati, 20223sacks, career highat Middle Tennessee, 2024Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 48 | 26 | 9 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 94 | 48 | 12 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kennesaw State | 7 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 7 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 7 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 225 |
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 Kennesaw State 7 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Wake Forest | L 9–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Indiana | L 9–56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Merrimack | W 27–13 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 24–16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 35–7 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Florida International | W 45–26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Kennesaw State 11 games, 48 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UTSA | L 16–28 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Louisiana | L 10–34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at San José State | L 10–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. UT Martin | L 13–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 24–63 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 5–14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Liberty | W 27–24 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Western Kentucky | L 14–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at UTEP | L 35–43 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Sam Houston | L 17–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Florida International | W 27–26 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Kennesaw State 2 games, 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Cincinnati | L 10–63 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. North Alabama | W 40–34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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