Benning Potoa'e: DL · Washington · #8.
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Benning Potoa'e
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Washington defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Utah, Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | 30 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | Washington | 36 | 16 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Washington | 27 | 18 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | Washington | 19 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 112 | 66 | 18.5 | 7.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Eastern Washington | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs California | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-20vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-19@ BYU | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23@ Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-27@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35vs No. 12 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-33vs No. 9 Utah | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 14-20@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-13vs Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-7vs No. 18 Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 47-14
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%7 TFLSack rate
15%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries30 tackles · 7 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Chris Petersen — 40-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Petersen
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Petersen.
