Linebacker, Alabama and Jacksonville State, 2017–22
Markail Benton
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Phenix City, AL
Markail Benton played linebacker at Alabama (2017–19), Jacksonville State (2020–21), Alabama (2021) and Jacksonville State (2021–22).
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Tulsa, 2022Team titles: SEC champions, 2018 and 2021; Ohio Valley champions, 2020; Atlantic Sun champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Alabama | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 59 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Alabama | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Alabama | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Jacksonville State | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 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
2022 Jacksonville State 1 game, 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Tulsa | L 17–54 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2021 Jacksonville State 2 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UAB | L 0–31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Florida State | W 20–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Jacksonville State 2 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | atFlorida State | L 24–41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Florida International | W 19–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 10 vs. Mercer; Oct 17 at North Alabama; Feb 28 vs. Tennessee Tech; Mar 7 at Tennessee State; Mar 14 at UT Martin; Mar 21 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Mar 28 vs. Austin Peay; Apr 3 at Eastern Illinois; Apr 11 at Murray State; Apr 24 vs. Davidson; May 2 vs. Delaware, so those games are not listed.
2019 Alabama 7 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Duke | W 42–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. New Mexico State | W 62–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at South Carolina | W 47–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Tennessee | W 35–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Arkansas | W 48–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. LSU | L 41–46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Western Carolina | W 66–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Alabama 8 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Louisville | W 51–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arkansas State | W 57–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Ole Miss | W 62–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Texas A&M | W 45–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Louisiana | W 56–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atLSU | W 29–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Auburn | W 52–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 45–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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