Utah · L 17-31
No catches.
BYU · L 10-24
No catches.
Oklahoma State · W 51-49
1 catch, 9 yards
The other 5 games average 21 yards. This one was 12 below.
Benetti has catches in 6 of Iowa State’s 8 games: none against Utah and BYU.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Vince Benetti
Played for two head coaches at Iowa State: Matt Campbell and Jimmy Rogers. A game that shows it: 42 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Arizona — Week 8, 2026.
113 receiving yards · 10 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Vince Benetti at Iowa.
Against Oklahoma State on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 9 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 10 catches for 113 yards. Iowa State has thrown to him 15 times in 136 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 3 | 32 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 3 | 32 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ No. 21 Iowa | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-7vs Bowling Green | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-42vs West Virginia | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ No. 8 BYU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-39@ No. 25 Arizona | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 51-49vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 3 | 32 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 13-16
at Iowa
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
168% of team targetsCatch rate
62%10 of 16 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 16 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 17.3 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 25.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
41.5%
207 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
62.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
238 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
