Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Daniel Bennett
Senior defensive lineman on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 260 lb · White Springs, FL
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Colgate
His career numbers, season by seasonDaniel Bennett
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Central Michigan defensive front. The receipt: 2 tackles against Colgate — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Drinkall, all run-heavy, slow tempo offenses — 8-7 over that span.
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Central Michigan1-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 37 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Head Jr.’s 2022 season.
92%match
Matches James on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Xavier Peters's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2022).
88%match
Matches Xavier on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Daniel Bennett
The defensive line · Central Michigan
- #5Korver Demma9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1JJ Douglas2 tackles for loss · 2025
- Daniel Bennett0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Quavion Bird0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Joey VanWetzinga0 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology