Dwight "Bill" Bentley (born May 16, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
 Bentley with the Detroit Lions in 2012 | |||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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| Born: | May 16, 1989 Pahokee, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Pahokee | ||||||
| College: | Louisiana-Lafayette | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 3 / pick: 85 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Early life
editBentley attended Pahokee High School in Pahokee, Florida, where he was teammates with Pernell McPhee and Janoris Jenkins. During his senior year, he led all defensive backs with 25 tackles, and also had 6 interceptions. Bentley was named to All-Area First-team and All-State Second-team. He helped Pahokee win three Florida Class 2A state championships. He did not receive any college football offers his senior year.
College career
editIn 2007, he played a season at Dodge City Community College. He did not play that season, garnering himself a redshirt.
Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, his only scholarship offer came from Louisiana-Lafayette, which he accepted.[1]
In 2008, as a redshirt freshman, he played in 12 games, starting first 10 at cornerback. In 2009, he played in 12 games, starting in 11 of them. He led all defensive backs on his team with 58 tackles and had three interceptions. He was named All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention for his performance that year. As a junior in 2010, he started in 11 games, missing one game due to an ankle injury. He recorded 58 tackles, including 3 for loss and one interception. In his senior season in 2011, he recorded 71 tackles, a new career high, including five for loss, and also had three interceptions. He was named to the second-team All-Sun Belt.
Professional career
editBentley was ranked among the top ten cornerback prospects of the 2012 NFL draft. He was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 85th overall pick., the ninth cornerback selected.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
8 in (0.20 m) |
4.43 s | 4.50 s | 6.99 s | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
14 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
On May 11, 2012, Bentley agreed to terms on a four-year contract with the Lions.[4] On June 18, 2015, the Lions waived Bentley due to injury concerns. On November 18, 2015, the Lions signed Bentley after numerous injuries to cornerbacks.[5] On December 29, 2015, Bentley was waived.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Dwight Bentley Stats, News and Video - DB". NFL.com.
- ^ Lions Sign Dwight "Bill" Bentley
- ^ Rogers, Justin (November 18, 2015). "Detroit Lions place CB Josh Wilson on IR; reportedly re-signing Bill Bentley". Mlive. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "Lions release cornerback Bill Bentley". Detroit Free Press. Detroit Free Press News Services. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
External links
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- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
- Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns bio