Vonta Bentley: LB · Colorado · #20.
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Vonta Bentley
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Dabo Swinney and Deion Sanders. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 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.
BroBible Oct 27
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-26vs North Dakota State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-9@ Colorado State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-31vs Baylor | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs No. 18 Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-7@ Arizona | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-23vs Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-27@ Texas Tech | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 49-24vs Utah | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-37vs Kansas | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-0vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-36vs No. 17 BYU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 36 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 31-26
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups56 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
59.2%
481 pass / 331 run
Plays / game
62.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
523 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #367 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Clemson and Colorado, 193 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Deion Sanders.
