Kechaun Bennett is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UCLA.
Bennett wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Mike Locksley, Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore and Tim Skipper. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UNLV, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-30@ UNLV | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-35vs New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-13@ Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-56@ No. 2 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-48@ No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29@ No. 19 USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
4%1 hurry23 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
Tim Skipper
Pass share
48.9%
358 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
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
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Locksley, Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, Deshaun Foster and Tim Skipper.
