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De'Jon Benton Season 2024-25

#86
PositionDT
Weight260 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSr.
HometownPittsburg, Calif.
Previous SchoolUSC/Pittsburg HS
EXP&TR

&Utilizing his super senior season due to COVID

Pronunciation:  duh ZHAN BEN tin

USC: Played in 35 games over a five-year career at USC, recording 32 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and QB Hurry … played in nine games as a senior with 12 tackles, 5.0 TFLs for 20 yads and 1.5 sacks for 12 yards … recorded 14 tackles with 1.5 TFLs as he played in all 13 games for USC in 2022 … played in eight games in 2021, recording three tackles … saw action in just one game in 2020, and redshirted after playing in four games in 2019, recording three tackles.

High School: Lettered on the OL and DL at Pittsburgh High School, being named 2018 PrepStar All-Western Region … as a senior he had 43 tackles, including 11 for losses (with 2 sacks), plus a forced fumble and a pass break up.

Personal: Birthday is February 21, 2001 … earned his degree at USC and is majoring in liberal arts at UNM.