
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, 2016Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | East Carolina | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Virginia | 228 | 406 | 56.2 | 2,552 | 6.3 | 21 | 11 |
| 2017 | Virginia | 298 | 509 | 58.5 | 3,207 | 6.3 | 25 | 9 |
| Career | 534 | 925 | 57.7 | 5,817 | 6.3 | 46 | 21 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | East Carolina | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | Virginia | 60 | −94 | −1.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2017 | Virginia | 65 | −63 | −1.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 130 | −134 | −1.0 | 2 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | East Carolina | 6 | QB | ||
| 2014 | East Carolina | 6 | QB | ||
| 2015 | East Carolina | 6 | QB | ||
| 2016 | Virginia | 6 | QB | ||
| 2017 | Virginia | 6 | QB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | East Carolina | 15 | -0.18 | – | – | -2.7 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | Virginia | 463 | 0.09 | 8th (n=152) | 0.25 | 40.8 | 59% | 0.18 | – |
| 2017 | Virginia | 575 | 0.10 | 14th (n=160) | 0.25 | 59.8 | 63% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 28–10 | 27 | 39 | 262 | 3 | 0 | −17 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 17–34 | 39 | 66 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 38–18 | 30 | 40 | 455 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 42–23 | 19 | 29 | 273 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 28–21 | 24 | 43 | 182 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 20–14 | 19 | 31 | 249 | 2 | 0 | −17 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 10–41 | 17 | 33 | 126 | 0 | 1 | −17 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 14–31 | 22 | 42 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 40–36 | 21 | 43 | 260 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 21–38 | 19 | 36 | 214 | 1 | 1 | −30 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 28–44 | 28 | 37 | 384 | 4 | 1 | −25 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 0–10 | 17 | 34 | 186 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | at | L 7–49 | 16 | 36 | 145 | 0 | 1 | −4 |
2016 Virginia 11 games, 2,552 passing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 20–37 | 26 | 34 | 264 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 26–44 | 20 | 39 | 193 | 2 | 2 | −27 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 10–13 | 23 | 42 | 241 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 49–35 | 27 | 43 | 421 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 34–20 | 23 | 41 | 336 | 3 | 1 | −23 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 31–45 | 20 | 44 | 278 | 1 | 1 | −38 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 14–35 | 19 | 32 | 126 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 25–32 | 25 | 39 | 238 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 20–27 | 20 | 39 | 190 | 2 | 2 | −10 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 14–34 | 16 | 27 | 143 | 1 | 0 | −13 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 10–52 | 9 | 26 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 East Carolina 3 games, 58 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–7 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 70–41 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | L 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).
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ | |
| Weight | 218 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.95 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 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
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | XFL | San 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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