Kurt Benkert
Photo: DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Virginia (from East Carolina), 2013–⁠17

Kurt Benkert

Number
No. 6
Height
6′4″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Cape Coral, FL
Born
Jul 17, 1995, in Baltimore, Maryland

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Kurt Benkert played quarterback at East Carolina (2013–⁠15) and Virginia (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

455passing yards, career highvs. UConn, 20175touchdown passes, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2016

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014East Carolina81080.0585.801
2016Virginia22840656.22,5526.32111
2017Virginia29850958.53,2076.3259
Career53492557.75,8176.34621

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014East Carolina5234.629
2016Virginia60−94−1.6013
2017Virginia65−63−1.0015
Career130−134−1.0215

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013East Carolina6QB
2014East Carolina6QB
2015East Carolina6QB
2016Virginia6QB
2017Virginia6QB6′4″215

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
2014East Carolina15-0.18––-2.7–––
2016Virginia4630.098th (n=152)0.2540.859%0.18–
2017Virginia5750.1014th (n=160)0.2559.863%0.18-0.08

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

2017 Virginia 13 games, 3,207 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.William & MaryW 28–⁠10273926230−17
Sep 9vs.IndianaL 17–⁠343966259100
Sep 16vs.UConnW 38–⁠1830404553110
Sep 22atBoise StateW 42–⁠231929273306
Oct 7vs.DukeW 28–⁠2124431823217
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠14193124920−17
Oct 21vs.Boston CollegeL 10–⁠41173312601−17
Oct 28atPittsburghL 14–⁠312242212212
Nov 4vs.Georgia TechW 40–⁠3621432603118
Nov 11atLouisvilleL 21–⁠38193621411−30
Nov 18atMiamiL 28–⁠44283738441−25
Nov 24vs.Virginia TechL 0–⁠10173418600−6
Dec 28 ✦atNavyL 7–⁠49163614501−4
2016 Virginia 11 games, 2,552 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.RichmondL 20–⁠372634264313
Sep 10atOregonL 26–⁠44203919322−27
Sep 17atUConnL 10–⁠13234224101−1
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠352743421512
Oct 1atDukeW 34–⁠20234133631−23
Oct 15vs.PittsburghL 31–⁠45204427811−38
Oct 22vs.North CarolinaL 14–⁠35193212600−4
Oct 29vs.LouisvilleL 25–⁠3225392383217
Nov 5atWake ForestL 20–⁠27203919022−10
Nov 12vs.MiamiL 14–⁠34162714310−13
Nov 26atVirginia TechL 10–⁠52926122100
2014 East Carolina 3 games, 58 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.North Carolina CentralW 52–⁠768500113
Sep 20vs.North CarolinaW 70–⁠41228004
Jan 3 ✦vs.FloridaL 20–⁠28–––––6

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′2⅝″
Weight218 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.66 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023XFLSan Antonio Brahmas

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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