Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-54@ Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
Markail Benton
Last confirmed: Alabama, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Phenix City, AL · Central Phenix City
Markail Benton: LB · Alabama · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Markail Benton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Alabama. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Tulsa — Week 3, 2022.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Alabama in the news
- Coleman-Williams out vs Tennessee
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15 - 2027 RB commit out for season
- Former Alabama coach Dennis Franchione dies
WBMA Oct 7
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 38-5 over that span.
2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning
2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced
2021Jacksonville State13-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
49.4%
438 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2022 Jacksonville StateYear 5 · 1 game
- 2021 Alabama SabanYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Jacksonville StateYear 3 · 2 games
- 2019 Alabama SabanYear 2 · 7 games
- 2018 Alabama SabanYear 1 · 8 games
- Before collegeSigned with Alabama in 2017 as a 4-star recruit, No. 100 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Alabama in the 2017 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Jacksonville State, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 5 seasons.
2017
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Central Phenix City
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2019
Alabama
2021
Alabama
Played his entire career under Nick Saban.