Quarterback, The Citadel (from Liberty), 2019–⁠24

Johnathan Bennett

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Summerville, SC

Johnathan Bennett played quarterback at Liberty (2019–⁠23) and The Citadel (2024).

Career highs

336passing yards, career highat Mercer, 20243touchdown passes, career highat Arkansas, 2022155rushing yards, career highat Western Carolina, 2024

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Liberty2540.0112.200
2020Liberty4580.07715.411
2021Liberty153345.52999.142
2022Liberty13022358.31,5346.9129
2023Liberty1616.761.000
2024The Citadel12424151.51,7267.298
Career27651353.83,6537.12620

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Liberty122.002
2020Liberty2−3−1.502
2021Liberty420.514
2022Liberty761812.4223
2023Liberty122.002
2024The Citadel1435573.9449
Career2277413.3749

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Liberty1QBYr 1
2020Liberty1QBYr 2
2021Liberty1QBYr 3
2022Liberty1QBYr 4
2023Liberty1QBYr 5
2024The Citadel1QBSr. (Yr 6)6′0″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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2019Liberty6-0.23––-1.4–––
2020Liberty71.15––8.1–––
2021Liberty310.65––20.07%––
2022Liberty2910.2224th (n=250)0.3264.237%0.320.04
2023Liberty5-1.42––-7.1–––
2024The Citadel (FCS)2820.4181st (n=238)0.30115.540%––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 The Citadel 12 games, 1,726 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atCharleston SouthernW 22–⁠2110171700055
Sep 7vs.South Carolina StateL 20–⁠23132216911−5
Sep 14vs.North GreenvilleW 54–⁠0918911022
Sep 21atMercerL 21–⁠3819403361111
Sep 28vs.East Tennessee StateL 17–⁠3417311871110
Oct 5vs.FurmanL 16–⁠1711231031148
Oct 12atWestern CarolinaL 16–⁠30122815502155
Oct 19atVMIW 13–⁠1046811046
Oct 26vs.SamfordW 28–⁠1111181340054
Nov 9vs.ChattanoogaL 7–⁠31510440166
Nov 16atWoffordW 30–⁠1711181662041
Nov 23atClemsonL 14–⁠51210901154
2023 Liberty 4 games, 6 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16atBuffaloW 55–⁠2703000–
Sep 23atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠6–––––2
Nov 11vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠1002000–
Nov 25atUTEPW 42–⁠2811600–
2022 Liberty 11 games, 1,534 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atSouthern MissW 29–⁠27718370246
Sep 17atWake ForestL 36–⁠3703001−9
Sep 24vs.AkronW 21–⁠12132715221−9
Oct 1atOld DominionW 38–⁠24799810−11
Oct 8atMassachusettsW 42–⁠249181832050
Oct 15vs.Gardner-WebbW 21–⁠20173022212−2
Oct 22vs.BYUW 41–⁠1424292472146
Nov 5atArkansasW 21–⁠1915252243118
Nov 12atUConnL 33–⁠3622362011125
Nov 19vs.Virginia TechL 22–⁠23815980020
Nov 26vs.New Mexico StateL 14–⁠4981372007
2021 Liberty 8 games, 299 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.CampbellW 48–⁠746102106
Sep 18vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠1701000–
Sep 24atSyracuseL 21–⁠2411100–
Oct 2atUABW 36–⁠12224410–
Oct 23atNorth TexasW 35–⁠2671888102
Nov 6atOle MissL 14–⁠2701000–
Nov 20vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠4202001–
Dec 18 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 56–⁠20126411−6
2020 Liberty 4 games, 77 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 3vs.North AlabamaW 28–⁠7344311–
Oct 10vs.UL MonroeW 40–⁠7113400–
Nov 14vs.Western CarolinaW 58–⁠14–––––−5
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠0–––––2
2019 Liberty 2 games, 11 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.SyracuseL 0–⁠24134002
Sep 7atLouisianaL 14–⁠3512700–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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