Long snapper, Georgia Tech (from SMU), 2020–25
Will Benton
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
Will Benton played long snapper at SMU (2020–24) and Georgia Tech (2025).
Team titles: American champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SMU | 42 | LS | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | SMU | 42 | LS | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | SMU | 42 | LS | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | SMU | 42 | LS | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | SMU | 42 | LS | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 42 | LS | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 210 |
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 SMU 4 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Nevada | W 29–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. BYU | L 15–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisville | W 34–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 48–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 SMU 3 games, 3 tackles
2022 SMU 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at UCF | L 19–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Cincinnati | L 27–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 SMU 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs. Memphis | W 30–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at East Carolina | L 38–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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