Gabriel Benyard

Senior wide receiver for Kennesaw State. 2025: 60 catches, 949 receiving yards, 9 TD.

WR · Kennesaw State · Sr. · #1

5′10″ · 185 lb · Ocilla, GA

CFB Index 82 · #25 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamReturning to Kennesaw State for 2026

The numbers

949

receiving yards · 2025

60 catches · 9 TD · 15.8 per catch

The play that turned itSwung Kennesaw State from 10% to 52% to win.Kennesaw State at Liberty · 48-42

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Kennesaw State. 2025: 60 catches, 949 receiving yards, 9 TD.

Signed with Kennesaw State in 2021.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Explosive rate: 90th percentile.

The full scouting read

Gabriel Benyard

WR · Kennesaw State · Sr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Gabriel Benyard has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kennesaw State. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 127 rec yds, 24 rush yds against Missouri State, Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

82All-Conference level #25 of 485?

High confidenceBreakout13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (90th percentile). Strength: rec tds (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#80 / 798 · 90th pct

18.4%

Yards / catch#218 / 798 · 73rd pct

13.7

EPA / target#305 / 798 · 62nd pct

0.49

Catch rate#347 / 798 · 57th pct

69.7%

TD rate#374 / 798 · 53rd pct

2.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#17 / 558 · 97th pct

Rec yards#29 / 558 · 95th pct

949

Rush yards#15 / 287 · 95th pct

117

Receptions#61 / 558 · 89th pct

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Yards / catch#98 / 558 · 82nd pct

15.8

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Long catch#202 / 558 · 63rd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

21%16 of his 76 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	61.7	10.4	0.8
Road8g	3.8	72.4	20.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.9	64.1	14.5	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	3.7	71.4	17.5	0.9

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jerry Mack

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #25 of 485 WRs

Unranked recruit. Now #25 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix to repeat All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #1 of 52 Conference USA WRs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

One of 41 return threats in 2025. See the others ›

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Kennesaw State	60	949	15.8	9	--
2024	Kennesaw State	19	162	8.5	0	--
Career		79	1,111	14.1	9	--

Season	Team
2025	Kennesaw State	17	117	--	234	1
2024	Kennesaw State	4	44	31	26	--
Career		21	161	31	260	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 27–13

vs Merrimack

15 rush yds (1 car)

With A. Odom — 108 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 42.2 · 22 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · J. Huiet — 0 TFL · 1 TOT · 37 AVG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Missouri State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.16(00:41) Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass complete deep left to #1 G.Benyard caught at MSU00, for 41 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:35, 1ST DOWN #89 D.Kinney kick attempt good (H: #91 J.Huiet, LS: #34 B.Noonan)
Week 4 · Arkansas State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +4.15Gabriel Benyard 54 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Britton Williams Kick)
Week 13 · Missouri State · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +4.11(05:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass complete deep left to #1 G.Benyard caught at MSU00, for 31 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:20, 1ST DOWN #89 D.Kinney kick attempt failed ( blocked by #55 A.Poole) (H: #91 J.Huiet, LS: #34 B.Noonan) recovered by MSU at MSU03, End Of Play #89 D.Kinney kick attempt failed ( blocked by #55 A.Poole) (H: #91 J.Huiet, LS: #34 B.Noonan) recovered by MSU #44 K.Young at MSU03, End Of Play
Week 4 · Arkansas State · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 31 yds to the ARST 42 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Dexter Williams II pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 47 yds to the WAKE 44 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Indiana · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +3.37Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 32 yds to the IU 42 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Liberty · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.33No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass complete short middle to #1 G.Benyard caught at KSU43, for 30 yards to the LU44 (#15 B.Green; #26 A.Williams), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY LU Face Mask (#26 A.Williams) 15 yards from LU44 to LU29, 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Liberty · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Gabriel Benyard 12 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Britton Williams Kick)
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.06Dexter Williams II pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 13 yds to the WAKE 44 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97(10:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass complete deep middle to #1 G.Benyard caught at FIU11, for 52 yards to the FIU02 (#23 J.McGrew; #44 K.Davis), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 9-10@ Wake Forest	5	103	20.6	0	47
Wk 2	L 9-56@ Indiana	2	51	25.5	0	32
Wk 3	W 27-13vs Merrimack	5	54	10.8	1	25
Wk 4	W 28-21vs Arkansas State	6	114	19.0	1	54
Wk 5	W 24-16vs Middle Tennessee	4	41	10.3	1	29
Wk 7	W 35-7vs Louisiana Tech	7	35	5.0	0	17
Wk 9	W 45-26@ Florida International	5	97	19.4	0	52
Wk 10	W 33-20vs UTEP	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Wk 11	W 24-21@ New Mexico State	3	74	24.7	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 26-35@ Jacksonville State	5	100	20.0	0	27
Wk 13	W 41-34vs Missouri State	7	127	18.1	2	41	Season-high 127 yds
Wk 14	W 48-42@ Liberty	4	82	20.5	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 15	W 19-15@ Jacksonville State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Bowl	L 6-41@ Western Michigan	5	51	10.2	0	16
Total		60	949	16.0	9	54

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

CFB Index positional classification

Money down · 3rd-down role

Catch rate says one thing, EPA says another

checked · no story

4/183rd-down conversions

0.703rd-down EPA/target

0.60Other-downs EPA/target

10 of 18 caught on third down (55.6%) — EPA/target 0.70 vs 0.60 elsewhere (4 conversions).

Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.

2026 Outlook

Kennesaw State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Kennesaw State

Returning around him

6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Williams’s 2021 season.

Malik Williams

86%match

App State · 2021

All-Sun Belt

Isaiah Sategna

Oklahoma · 2025

84%

Jerjuan Newton

Toledo · 2022

All-MAC

82%

DeMeer Blankumsee

Memphis · 2023

82%

Mac Dalena

Fresno State · 2024

All-Mountain West

79%

Matches Malik on

Weight

Total EPA (college ability)

TD rate

Differs from Malik on

Class year (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Terrace Marshall’s path through LSU.

Terrace Marshall

100%match

LSU · 2020

Jonathan Brady

Indiana · 2025

All-Big Ten

97%

Jermaine Jackson

Idaho · 2023

97%

Jalen Camp

Georgia Tech · 2020

NFL Rd 6

97%

Mazeo Bennett

South Carolina · 2024

96%

Matches Terrace on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mac Hippenhammer's junior season at Miami (OH) (2022).

Mac Hippenhammer

81%match

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC

Kevin Concepcion

Texas A&M · 2025

All-ACC

76%

Naiem Simmons

South Florida · 2023

76%

Taye Barber

TCU · 2022

74%

Devin Voisin

South Alabama · 2022

All-Sun Belt

74%

Matches Mac on

Total EPA (college ability)

TD rate

Reception volume

Player DNA

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Isaiah Sategna

Oklahoma · 2025

84%

Tre Richardson

Vanderbilt · 2025

78%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2021

202514 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Slot Technician

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