Freshman defensive lineman on Fresno State's 2021 roster.
6′1″ · 296 lb · Sacramento, CA
The story
1 defensive lineman on Fresno State's roster.
Evan Bennett
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against New Mexico, Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Fresno State — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Kalen DeBoer, and Lee Marks. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th 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
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Oregon State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-30vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-32vs Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20@ San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-7vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-9@ San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Lichon Terrell’s 2021 season.
Matches Lichon on
Differs from Lichon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Leroy Jackson's junior season at North Carolina (2025).
Matches Leroy on
Player DNA