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Born: | Tarzana, California, U.S. | March 6, 1992||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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CFL status: | American | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
Bryan Alton Bennett (born March 6, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. 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.
Early life
Bennett 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
Bennett committed to the Oregon Ducks on June 18, 2009[6] where he played for two years, until he transferred to Southeastern Louisiana.[7]
College career statistics
NCAA collegiate career statistics | |||||||||||
Oregon Ducks | |||||||||||
Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
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 | |||||||||||
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
Indianapolis Colts
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
He was later signed to the practice roster by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 22, 2015.[11]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On 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)
Bennett 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)
Bennett 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
CFL career statistics | ||||||||||||
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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
- ↑ "SFA's Johnson Named Southland Conference Player of the Year".
- ↑ "Towson's Terrance West Heads up 2013 CSJ FCS All-America Squad". Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ↑ "Southeastern's Bennett Named Southland Football Player of the Year".
- ↑ "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". 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "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 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Colts cut Chapman, Carter, several others". 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "Bombers Add Bennett to Practice Roster – Winnipeg Blue Bombers". 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Riders sign four including QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Roughriders quarterback battle heats up in Saskatoon". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Roughriders cut quarterback Bennett – Article – TSN". TSN. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ↑ "Bombers bring back quarterback Bryan Bennett – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ↑ TSN ca Staff (2019-06-16). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Bryan Bennett – TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Roughrider release QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Rotoworld
- Bryan Bennett at the Canadian Football League
- Bryan Bennett at Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the Wayback Machine (archived October 13, 2016)
- Southeastern Louisiana profile
- Oregon profile