Seth Benson: LB · Iowa · #44.
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Seth Benson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Iowa since. The first one came in 2022: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
84 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
KCCI Oct 28
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 7-3vs South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-10vs Iowa State | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10@ Rutgers | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-27vs No. 4 Michigan | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 6-9@ Illinois | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-54@ No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-13vs Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 13-10@ Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24vs Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 36 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
84tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups84 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 34-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.5%
348 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
58.8
13 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
84 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #210 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 247 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
