#79

De'Jon Benton

Senior defensive lineman for Hawai'i. 2025: 5.5 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

DL · Hawai'i · Sr. · #79

6′2″ · 270 lb · Pittsburg, CA

CFB Index 72 · #83 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to Hawai'i for 2026

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

5.5

sacks · 2025

9 TFL · 29 tackles · 7 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 3 tackles, at Arizona

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Hawai'i. 2025: 5.5 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

  • Transferred from New Mexico to Hawai'i in 2025.
His career, year by year

De'Jon Benton

DL · Hawai'i · Sr · #79

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Sam Houston — Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology