Sophomore linebacker for Akron. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Sioux Falls, SD
The numbers
tackles · 2026
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Akron. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Rich Benenge
He has spent three seasons in the UAlbany linebacker corps. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Long Island University — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 10-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 17-21@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-13@ Long Island University | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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