Bennett Adler: DL · Akron · #1.
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Bennett Adler
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Akron span two head coaches: Oscar Rodriguez and Joe Moorhead. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan, Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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 this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-52@ No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-49@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Colgate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-50@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-30@ Ohio | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 25-21vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 30-41vs Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-29@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-17@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-14vs Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
9%3 sacksHurry rate
15%5 hurries34 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
55.5%
419 pass / 336 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
423 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
