Gabriel Benyard is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kennesaw State.
Benyard wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kennesaw State. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 127 receiving yards and 24 rushing yards against Missouri State, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Catch rate says one thing, EPA says another
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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 60 | 949 | 15.8 | 9 | 54 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 79 | 1,111 | 14.1 | 9 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 17 | 117 | -- | 234 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 44 | 31 | 26 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 161 | 31 | 260 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| 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@ No. 23 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 6-41vs Western Michigan | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 60 | 949 | 15.8 | 9 | 54 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 41-34
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
7823% of team targetsCatch rate
65%51 of 78 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 78 targets · 23% of the team's targets · 67% catch rate on 12 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 61.7 | 10.4 | 0.8 |
| Road7g | 3.6 | 75.4 | 21.7 | 0.6 |
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
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
44.2%
422 pass / 533 run
Plays / game
68.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
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
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks, and Jerry Mack. Multi-era developmental context.
