Defensive back, Harvard, 2024–26
Xaden Benson
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
Xaden Benson plays defensive back for Harvard. Last time out, against Holy Cross: 1 tackles. Benson leads Harvard in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
17 tackles, 6 INT
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Holy Cross, W 30–7
Next game: vs. Princeton, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
3interceptions, career highat Brown, 2026Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
2026 Harvard 5 games, 17 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at New Hampshire | W 31–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Brown | W 14–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Colgate | W 20–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Cornell | W 41–29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Holy Cross | W 30–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Harvard 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | atHoly Cross | W 59–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. Merrimack | W 31–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Harvard 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. Stetson | W 35–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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