Spencer Benton: DE · Iowa State · #46.
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Spencer Benton
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Third year in the same defensive front at Iowa State. On tape: 4 tackles against TCU, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 21 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 49 | 23 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-13@ Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-37vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ TCU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 48-42@ No. 25 Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-14vs No. 6 West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-31vs Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-3@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-14vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-38vs Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24vs Drake | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 26-28vs No. 12 Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 48-42
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Oklahoma State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%3 sacksTFL rate
24%4 TFLHurry rate
18%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%3 of 6 pressures17 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
44.3%
361 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Rhoads → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
