Senior defensive back for Eastern Michigan. 2022: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 22 tackles.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Triangle, VA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive back for Eastern Michigan. 2022: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 22 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBrandon Benson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Eastern Michigan secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Ball State — Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Eastern Michigan, 31 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 16-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 22 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 42–34
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Edged out Eastern Kentucky at home in a shootout.
With T. Powell — 271 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 39.6 · 5 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Tomasek — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-34vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-49@ Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-21@ Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-23@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-39vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 20-16@ Ball State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs Toledo | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-19vs Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Devlin Kirklin’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Devlin Kirklin's junior season at New Mexico State (2022).
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Player DNA