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Bryan Bennett

For those of a similar name, see Brian Bennett (disambiguation).

Bryan Bennett
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Bennett in 2016
Personal information
Born: (1992-03-06) March 6, 1992 (age 32)
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 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]
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions:4
Passing attempts:8
Passing yards:72
TD–INT:0–0
Stats at CFL.ca

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

Season Passing Rushing
Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD
Oregon Ducks
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

[8]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Bennett in 2015 at training camp for the 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
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

  1. ^ "SFA's Johnson Named Southland Conference Player of the Year". Southland Conference. November 25, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Towson's Terrance West Heads up 2013 CSJ FCS All-America Squad". Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Southeastern's Bennett Named Southland Football Player of the Year". Southland Conference. November 26, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Official Website of Nicholls Athletics" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com.
  5. ^ "Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics". www.lionsports.net.
  6. ^ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon confirms that Bennett is transferring". ESPN.com. January 22, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bryan Bennett". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Bowen, Kevin. "Who Are The Colts 2015 Undrafted Free Agents". colts.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "Colts cut Chapman, Carter, several others". September 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "Bombers Add Bennett to Practice Roster – Winnipeg Blue Bombers". October 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Riders sign four including QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. November 28, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "Roughriders quarterback battle heats up in Saskatoon". CBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  14. ^ "Roughriders cut quarterback Bennett – Article – TSN". TSN. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  15. ^ "Bombers bring back quarterback Bryan Bennett – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  16. ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Bryan Bennett – TSN.ca". TSN.ca. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  17. ^ "Roughrider release QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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