Linebacker, Youngstown State (from Western Illinois), 2019–23
Greg Benton Jr.
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elkridge, MD
Greg Benton Jr. played linebacker at Western Illinois (2019–21) and Youngstown State (2022–23).
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Colorado State, 2019Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Illinois | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Youngstown State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023* | Youngstown State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Illinois | 5 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 5 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Youngstown State | 5 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Youngstown State | 5 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 230 |
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
2023 Youngstown State 1 game, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Ohio State | L 7–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Youngstown State 1 game, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Kentucky | L 0–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Western Illinois 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Ball State | L 21–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Western Illinois 1 game, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Colorado State | L 13–38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 30 at North Alabama; Sep 14 vs. Montana State; Sep 21 vs. Tennessee Tech; Oct 5 vs. Missouri State; Oct 12 at Indiana State; Oct 19 vs. Illinois State; Oct 26 at Youngstown State; Nov 2 vs. South Dakota; Nov 9 at North Dakota State; Nov 16 vs. Southern Illinois; Nov 23 at Northern Iowa, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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