Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 35-42vs No. 12 USC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 58-7vs Howard | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
Ja'shon Benjamin is a running back at Rutgers who has played in 2 of Rutgers's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 25.
Rutgers is 2-6.
Fourth year in the Rutgers backfield. On tape: 12 rushing yards against Howard, Week 4, 2026.
12 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 3 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 4 · 2026
W 58-7
vs Howard
12 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 51-point win at home against Howard.
With D. Lonergan — 214 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.1 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · K. Duff — 5 rec · 131 yds · 1 TD
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Greg Schiano — 21-25 over that span.
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Rutgers2-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.0%
221 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
255 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
3 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #33 of 44 Big Ten RBs
How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Starter
The No. 1,315 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big Ten as a senior.
Four seasons at Rutgers
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Rutgers SchianoYear 4 · 2 games
- 2025 Rutgers SchianoYear 3 · 10 games
- 2024 Rutgers SchianoYear 2 · 3 games
- 2023 Rutgers SchianoYear 1 · 7 games
- High school PahokeePahokee, FL · Class of 2023Three-star, No. 1,315 in the 2023 class. Signed with Rutgers.Also from Pahokee: Hardley Gilmore IV (Kentucky), DeeJay Holmes Jr. (Florida International), Ceejay Embry (Western Kentucky) and 1 more.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
2023 7 games
- Signed with RutgersThree-star, out of Pahokee
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Rutgers
Played every college season under Greg Schiano.