DaShawn Benton: DB · East Carolina · #6.
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DaShawn Benton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at East Carolina: Ruffin McNeill and Scottie Montgomery. On tape: 7 tackles against SMU, Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | East Carolina | 27 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 27 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Western Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30vs NC State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 15-20@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-54@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-38@ South Florida | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-31@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-55vs SMU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2016
W 33-30
vs NC State
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Edged out NC State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL27 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
58.1%
552 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
79.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
594 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 27 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
