Chico Bennett Jr.: DE · Virginia · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chico Bennett Jr.
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Maryland — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia | 39 | 20 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia | 34 | 15 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | 34 | 17 | 7.5 | 7.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 137 | 71 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-13vs Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-30@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27vs Maryland | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 43-24@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-48@ No. 10 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-19@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-35@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs No. 13 SMU | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-37@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 20 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 31-30
at Wake Forest
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Wake Forest on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
3%1 sackTFL rate
19%8 TFLHurry rate
13%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
17%1 of 6 pressures39 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.5%
400 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
39 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia Tech and Virginia, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Geoff Collins and Tony Elliott.
