De'Jon Benton is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Hawai'i.
Benton disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Clay Helton, Donte Williams, Lincoln Riley and Timmy Chang. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Sam Houston — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 23-3vs Portland State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-23vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19@ Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-45@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-6vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-38@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 9.0 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%9 TFLSack rate
19%6 sacksHurry rate
24%7 hurries29 tackles · 9 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
60.2%
540 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #7 of 35 Mountain West DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Clay Helton, Donte Williams, Lincoln Riley, Bronco Mendenhall and Timmy Chang.
