Gabriel Benyard
Gabriel Benyard
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Gabriel Benyard has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kennesaw State. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 127 rec yds, 24 rush yds against Missouri State, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 60 | 949 | 15.8 | 9 | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 1,111 | 14.1 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 17 | 117 | -- | 234 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 44 | 31 | 26 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 161 | 31 | 260 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 27–13
vs Merrimack
15 rush yds (1 car)
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Williams’s 2021 season.
Matches Malik on
Differs from Malik on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Terrace Marshall’s path through LSU.
Terrace Marshall
Jermaine Jackson
Jalen Camp
Matches Terrace on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mac Hippenhammer's junior season at Miami (OH) (2022).
Matches Mac on
Player DNA
Players who play like Gabriel Benyard
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+486%
Up 486% from first season to most-recent.