Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 256 lb · Van Meter, IA
Spencer Benton: DE · Iowa State · #46.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Spencer Benton
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Iowa State. On tape: 4 tackles against TCU, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 21 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 49 | 23 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-13@ Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-37vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ TCU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 48-42@ No. 25 Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-14vs No. 6 West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-31vs Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-3@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-14vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-38vs Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24vs Drake | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 26-28@ No. 12 Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 48-42
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Oklahoma State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%3 sacksTFL rate
24%4 TFLHurry rate
18%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%3 of 6 pressures17 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
44.3%
361 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Rhoads → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
