Senior linebacker for Kennesaw State. 2025: 37 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Ocilla, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1 TFL · 1 PBU
Best game: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Louisiana Tech
Statement game6 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksat Middle Tennessee (FBS) · L 5-14
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kennesaw State. 2025: 37 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
His career, year by yearHow he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 72nd percentile.
The full scouting readGarland Benyard
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons at Kennesaw State, two different head coaches: Chandler Burks and Jerry Mack. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Louisiana Tech — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 37 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 48 | 26 | 9.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 42 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 27–13
vs Merrimack
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-10@ Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-56@ Indiana | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Merrimack | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21vs Arkansas State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-16vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-7vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-26@ Florida International | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
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
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jackson Barrow’s 2021 season.
Matches Jackson on
Differs from Jackson on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Juwan Mitchell's junior season at Tennessee (2022).
Matches Juwan on
Player DNA