Bryan Bennett Explained

Bryan Bennett
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:6 March 1992
Birth Place:Tarzana, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:211
High School:Crespi Carmelite
(Encino, California)
College:Oregon (2010–2012)
Undraftedyear:2015
Pastteams:
Cflstatus:American
Highlights:
  • 2014 First-team All-Southland Conference[1]
  • 2013 College Sports Journal First-team All-American[2]
  • 2013 Southland Conference Player of the Year[3]
  • 2013 First-team All-Southland Conference[4]
Cflstatlabel1:Passing completions
Cflstatvalue1:4
Cflstatlabel2:Passing attempts
Cflstatvalue2:8
Cflstatlabel3:Passing yards
Cflstatvalue3:72
Cflstatlabel4:TDINT
Cflstatvalue4:0–0
Cfl:bryan-bennett/160535/

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.

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 statistics

SeasonPassingRushing
Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD
! colspan="12" style="background: #18453b; border: 2px solid #fce122; color:white;"
201125 46 369 54.3 6 0 164.8 23 200 8.7 0
201220 37 211 54.1 3 3 112.5 39 165 4.2 6
! colspan="12" style="background: #006643; border: 2px solid #EAAB00; color:white;"
2013215 354 3,165 60.7 21 11 149.2 183 1,046 5.7 16
2014143 289 2,357 49.5 18 8 133.0 137 669 4.9 15
NCAA career totals403 726 6,102 55.5 48 22 141.9 382 2,080 5.4 37
[8]

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

! colspan="13" style="background:gray; border:2px solid silver; color:white;"
! colspan="13" style="background: #000080; border: 2px solid #C0C0C0; color:white;"
SeasonPassingRushing
GP Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Car Yards Avg TD
20182 4 8 72 50.0% 0 0 81.3 2 34 17.0 0
! colspan="13" style="background: #006b3c; border: 2px solid #FFFFFF; color:white;"
SeasonPassingRushing
GP Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD
20198 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 16 69 4.3 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 25, 2014 . SFA’s Johnson Named Southland Conference Player of the Year . 2024-06-15 . Southland Conference . en.
  2. Web site: Towson's Terrance West Heads up 2013 CSJ FCS All-America Squad . 2016-03-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328024148/http://www.college-sports-journal.com/index.php/ncaa-division-i-sports/fcs-football/803-terrance-west-heads-up-2013-csj-fcs-all-america-squad . 2016-03-28 .
  3. Web site: November 26, 2013 . Southeastern's Bennett Named Southland Football Player of the Year . 2024-06-15 . Southland Conference.
  4. Web site: The Official Website of Nicholls Athletics. geauxcolonels.com.
  5. Web site: Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. www.lionsports.net.
  6. Web site: Rivals.com. n.rivals.com.
  7. Web site: 2013-01-22 . Oregon confirms that Bennett is transferring . 2024-06-15 . ESPN.com . en.
  8. Web site: Bryan Bennett . Sports Reference LLC. . www.sports-reference.com . July 9, 2015.
  9. Web site: Bowen . Kevin . Who Are The Colts 2015 Undrafted Free Agents . colts.com . 19 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003520/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Who-Are-The-Colts-2015-Undrafted-Free-Agents/5b4d19eb-a42c-4cbc-991f-84d3b8f4c866 . 5 May 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Colts cut Chapman, Carter, several others. 5 September 2015 .
  11. Web site: Bombers Add Bennett to Practice Roster – Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 22 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Riders sign four including QB Bryan Bennett. 2016-11-28. CFL.ca. 2017-06-06.
  13. News: Roughriders quarterback battle heats up in Saskatoon. CBC News. 2017-06-06. en.
  14. News: Roughriders cut quarterback Bennett – Article – TSN. 2017-06-17. TSN. 2017-06-19.
  15. News: Bombers bring back quarterback Bryan Bennett – CFL.ca. 2018-05-25. CFL.ca. 2018-05-25. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2019-06-16 . Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Bryan Bennett – TSN.ca . 2019-06-17 . TSN.ca.
  17. News: Roughrider release QB Bryan Bennett. 2020-04-08. CFL.ca. 2020-04-09. en-US.