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5 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
Jackson Bennee
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Utah. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Houston — Week 8, 2026.
36 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
from 5 outlets
Utah Football’s Jackson Bennee Named To Hornung Watch List Monday - Mid-Utah Radio
Mid-Utah Radio Aug 10 · 1 outlet
University of Utah AthleticsPaul Hornung Award Names Jackson Bennee to Watch ListAug 10Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Jackson Bennee vs Idaho.
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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-0vs Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-17@ Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-13vs No. 14 Houston | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 49-25 at Cincinnati, play by play
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Utah’s defense played that day
Cincinnati’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 6, sacks included.
3 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Iowa State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 31-17. Ended Iowa State’s drive (int).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Arkansas’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 7-3. Ended Arkansas’s drive (int).
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL36 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Pass share
45.0%
247 pass / 302 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
272 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #4 of 40 Big 12 Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
