Linebacker, Arkansas State (from Tennessee), 2017–22
Kivon Bennett
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 236 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
Kivon Bennett played linebacker at Tennessee (2017–20) and Arkansas State (2021–22).
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Tulsa, 20212sacks, career highthree times; last vs. Troy, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tennessee | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | Tennessee | 22 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 58 | 28 | 16.5 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 50 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 |
| Career | 160 | 79 | 39.5 | 20 | 5 | 19 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tennessee | 5 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 5 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 5 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 5 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 5 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 5 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 236 |
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
2022 Arkansas State 11 games, 50 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Grambling | W 58–3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Ohio State | L 12–45 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Memphis | L 32–44 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. UL Monroe | W 45–28 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. James Madison | L 20–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Southern Miss | L 19–20 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Louisiana | L 18–38 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. South Alabama | L 3–31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Massachusetts | W 35–33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Texas State | L 13–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Troy | L 19–48 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2021 Arkansas State 12 games, 58 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 40–21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Memphis | L 50–55 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Washington | L 3–52 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Tulsa | L 34–41 | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Georgia Southern | L 33–59 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 20–52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Louisiana | L 27–28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atSouth Alabama | L 13–31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. App State | L 14–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atUL Monroe | W 27–24 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Georgia State | L 20–28 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Texas State | L 22–24 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2020 Tennessee 7 games, 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks
2019 Tennessee 10 games, 27 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Georgia State | L 30–38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. BYU | L 26–29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 20–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Alabama | L 13–35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. UAB | W 30–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Kentucky | W 17–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Missouri | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 28–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 23–22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Tennessee 2 games, 2 tackles
2017 Tennessee 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | atMissouri | L 17–50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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