Sebastian Benjamin: LB · Western Kentucky · #9.
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Sebastian Benjamin
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Western Kentucky. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Louisiana Tech — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 56 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 25 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 81 | 42 | 9.0 | 6.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-63@ No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-21vs Toledo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-17vs UTEP | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14@ Sam Houston | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-28@ New Mexico State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-12vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 21-38@ Liberty | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-17vs Jacksonville State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 12-52@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-27vs James Madison | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 44-17
vs UTEP
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against UTEP.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups56 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 16-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 81 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
