Tight end, Texas A&M, 2005–07
Martellus Bennett
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Mar 10, 1987, in Houston, Texas
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Martellus Bennett played tight end at Texas A&M (2005–07). The Dallas Cowboys took Bennett in round 2, No. 61 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Kansas, 2007133receiving yards, career highat Baylor, 20062receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Missouri, 2007Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2007 Texas A&M 12 games, 49 catches, 587 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Montana State | W 38–7 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Fresno State | W 47–45 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UL Monroe | W 54–14 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 33 |
| Sep 20 | at Miami | L 17–34 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Baylor | W 34–10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 24–23 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 13 | at Texas Tech | L 7–35 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Kansas | L 11–19 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 35 |
| Nov 3 | at Oklahoma | L 14–42 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 23 |
| Nov 10 | at Missouri | L 26–40 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 42 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas | W 38–30 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 19 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Penn State | L 17–24 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 24 |
2006 Texas A&M 13 games, 38 catches, 497 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. The Citadel | W 35–3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Louisiana | W 51–7 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Army | W 28–24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 45–14 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Texas Tech | L 27–31 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 7 | atKansas | W 21–18 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Missouri | W 25–19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 21 | atOklahoma State | W 34–33 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 40 |
| Oct 28 | atBaylor | W 31–21 | 5 | 133 | 2 | 75 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Oklahoma | L 16–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Nebraska | L 27–28 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 24 | atTexas | W 12–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. California | L 10–45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2005 Texas A&M 7 games, 18 catches, 162 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. SMU | W 66–8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 8 | at Colorado | L 20–41 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 62–23 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Iowa State | L 14–42 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 5 | atTexas Tech | L 17–56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atOklahoma | L 30–36 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Texas | L 29–40 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′6⅛″ |
| Weight | 259 lb |
| Arm length | 35″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.64 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 136 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
Pro Bowl: 2014
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | New York Giants | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | New England Patriots | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | New England Patriots | 9 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 136 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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