Linebacker, Colorado (from Clemson), 2019–24
LaVonta Bentley
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Birmingham, AL
LaVonta Bentley played linebacker at Clemson (2019–22) and Colorado (2023–24).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2021Team titles: ACC champions, 2019, 2020 and 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Clemson | 20 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Clemson | 20 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Clemson | 20 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Clemson | 20 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Colorado | 20 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Colorado | 20 | LB | Sr. (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.
Game by game
2024 Colorado 12 games, 56 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Dakota State | W 31–26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Nebraska | L 10–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Colorado State | W 28–9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Baylor | W 38–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Kansas State | L 28–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Arizona | W 34–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Cincinnati | W 34–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Texas Tech | W 41–27 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Utah | W 49–24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Kansas | L 21–37 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 52–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 14–36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Colorado 11 games, 69 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at TCU | W 45–42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Nebraska | W 36–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Oregon | L 6–42 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. USC | L 41–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Arizona State | W 27–24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Stanford | L 43–46 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at UCLA | L 16–28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oregon State | L 19–26 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Arizona | L 31–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Washington State | L 14–56 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atUtah | L 17–23 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Clemson 7 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 41–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Furman | W 35–12 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 48–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. NC State | W 30–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Boston College | W 31–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Florida State | W 34–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Notre Dame | L 14–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Clemson 6 games, 30 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia | L 3–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 14–8 | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atNC State | L 21–27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Syracuse | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Clemson 7 games, 14 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Wake Forest | W 37–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 49–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atGeorgia Tech | W 73–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Syracuse | W 47–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 52–17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–10 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Notre Dame | W 34–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Clemson 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. Charlotte | W 52–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Wofford | W 59–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Wake Forest | W 52–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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