Bryan Alton Bennett (born March 6, 1992) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Oregon and Southeastern Louisiana University, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
.jpg) Bennett in 2016 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born: | March 6, 1992 Tarzana, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon (2010–2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013–2014) | ||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career CFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at CFL.ca | |||||||||
Early life
editBennett was born in Los Angeles, California to Brian and Shyhra Bennett. He also has two sisters named Kristina and Hailey. Bennett attended Crespi Carmelite High School.[5]
College career
editBennett committed to the Oregon Ducks on June 18, 2009[6] where he played for two years, until he transferred to Southeastern Louisiana.[7]
College statistics
edit| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
Oregon Ducks
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| 2011 | 25 | 46 | 369 | 54.3 | 6 | 0 | 164.8 | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20 | 37 | 211 | 54.1 | 3 | 3 | 112.5 | 39 | 165 | 4.2 | 6 |
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
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| 2013 | 215 | 354 | 3,165 | 60.7 | 21 | 11 | 149.2 | 183 | 1,046 | 5.7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 143 | 289 | 2,357 | 49.5 | 18 | 8 | 133.0 | 137 | 669 | 4.9 | 15 |
| NCAA career totals | 403 | 726 | 6,102 | 55.5 | 48 | 22 | 141.9 | 382 | 2,080 | 5.4 | 37 |
Professional career
editIndianapolis Colts
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Bennett signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2015 [9] until he was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2015.[10]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editHe was later signed to the practice roster by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 22, 2015.[11]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editOn November 28, 2016, Bennett signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL).[12] During the Riders 2017 training camp Bennett battled former NFL quarterback Vince Young and Canadian Brandon Bridge for the backup quarterback position behind veteran Kevin Glenn.[13] Bennet was released by the Roughriders on June 17, 2017, as the team trimmed its roster down for the start of the season.[14]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (II)
editBennett returned to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when he signed with the team on May 24, 2018, at the start of training camp.[15]
Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)
editBennett was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 17, 2019.[16] He dressed in 17 regular season games as the short-yardage quarterback, attempting no passes, but rushed the ball 16 times for 69 yards and one touchdown. During the following off-season, on April 8, 2020, he was released.[17]
Career statistics
editCFL career statistics
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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| Season | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| GP | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Car | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 81.3 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders
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| Season | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
| GP | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "SFA's Johnson Named Southland Conference Player of the Year". Southland Conference. November 25, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Towson's Terrance West Heads up 2013 CSJ FCS All-America Squad". Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Southeastern's Bennett Named Southland Football Player of the Year". Southland Conference. November 26, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "The Official Website of Nicholls Athletics" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics". www.lionsports.net.
- ^ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
- ^ "Oregon confirms that Bennett is transferring". ESPN.com. January 22, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Bryan Bennett". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin. "Who Are The Colts 2015 Undrafted Free Agents". colts.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Colts cut Chapman, Carter, several others". September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Bombers Add Bennett to Practice Roster – Winnipeg Blue Bombers". October 22, 2015.
- ^ "Riders sign four including QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. November 28, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Roughriders quarterback battle heats up in Saskatoon". CBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Roughriders cut quarterback Bennett – Article – TSN". TSN. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Bombers bring back quarterback Bryan Bennett – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Bryan Bennett – TSN.ca". TSN.ca. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Roughrider release QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN
- Bryan Bennett[permanent dead link] at the Canadian Football League
- Bryan Bennett at Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the Wayback Machine (archived October 13, 2016)
- Southeastern Louisiana profile
- Oregon profile