#52

Kechaun Bennett

Senior defensive lineman for UCLA. 2025: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

DL · UCLA · Sr. · #52

6′4″ · 257 lb · Suffield, CT

CFB Index 45 · #188 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to UCLA for 2026

The numbers

sack · 2025

3 TFL · 23 tackles · 1 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles, at UNLV

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for UCLA. 2025: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2021.
Transferred from Michigan to UCLA in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Sacks: 63rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Kechaun Bennett

DL · UCLA · Sr · #52

Wins his gap play after play. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against UNLV, Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #188 of 330?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Tackles#1813 / 2975 · 38th pct

Solo tackles#1855 / 2975 · 35th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road6g	2.7	0.3	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.8	0.5	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bob Chesney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #188 of 330 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #188 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #38 of 69 Big Ten DLs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UCLA	23	11	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2024	Michigan	4	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2023	Michigan	3	3	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Maryland	--	--	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		30	17	4.0	1.0	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 2	L 23-30@ UNLV	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 3	L 10-35vs New Mexico	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 14-17@ Northwestern	3	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 38-13@ Michigan State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-17vs Maryland	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 6-56@ Indiana	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 21-28vs Nebraska	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 10-48@ Ohio State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-48vs Washington	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 10-29@ USC	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		23	11	3.0	1.0	—

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

Kechaun Bennett

2021

202510 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base