Kivon Bennett: LB · Arkansas State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kivon Bennett
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. Named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2022. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 2 sacks against Troy — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 50 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 58 | 28 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Tennessee | 22 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Tennessee | 27 | 13 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 160 | 79 | 39.5 | 20.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-3vs Grambling | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 12-45@ No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-44@ Memphis | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-28vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-42vs James Madison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-20@ Southern Miss | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 18-38@ Louisiana | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-31vs South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-33vs Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-16@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-48vs Troy | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 50 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%10 TFLSack rate
11%6 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups50 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
51.6%
396 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #93 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Tennessee and Arkansas State, 160 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt.
