UAB · W 42-23
No tackles.
Duke · L 27-31
No tackles.
Ohio State · L 19-42
No tackles.
Oregon · W 21-10
No tackles.
Maryland · W 20-17
No tackles.
Bennett has tackles in 3 of Illinois’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Illinois is 5-3.
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Purdue — Week 5, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 48-10
1 pass breakup · 1 hurry
Dominant 38-point win at home against Southern Illinois.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
