Ty Benefield
Ty Benefield
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the Boise State secondary, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 11 tackles against San Diego State — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
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
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 105 | 69 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 82 | 59 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 43 | 31 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 230 | 159 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 11 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 51–14
vs Eastern Washington
3 TFL · 6 SOLO · 9 TOT
Dominant 37-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Boise State
Returning around him
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darius Joiner’s 2022 season.
Matches Darius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Maverick Baranowski's junior season at Minnesota (2025).
Matches Maverick on
Differs from Maverick on