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Bryan Bennett

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

Bryan Alton Bennett(born March 6, 1992) is a formerAmerican footballquarterback.He playedcollege footballfor theUniversity of OregonandSoutheastern Louisiana University,and signed with theIndianapolis Coltsas an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of theSaskatchewan RoughridersandWinnipeg Blue Bombers.

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
Statsat CFL.ca

Early life

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Bennett was born inLos Angeles, Californiato Brian and Shyhra Bennett. He also has two sisters named Kristina and Hailey. Bennett attended Crespi Carmelite High School.[5]

College career

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Bennett committed to theOregon Duckson June 18, 2009[6]where he played for two years, until he transferred toSoutheastern Louisiana.[7]

College statistics

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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

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Professional career

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Indianapolis Colts

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Bennett in 2015 at training camp for the Indianapolis Colts

Bennett signed with theIndianapolis Coltsas 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

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He was later signed to the practice roster by theWinnipeg Blue Bomberson October 22, 2015.[11]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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On November 28, 2016, Bennett signed with theSaskatchewan Roughriders(CFL).[12]During the Riders 2017 training camp Bennett battled former NFL quarterbackVince Youngand CanadianBrandon Bridgefor the backup quarterback position behind veteranKevin 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)

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Bennett returned to theWinnipeg Blue Bomberswhen he signed with the team on May 24, 2018, at the start of training camp.[15]

Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)

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Bennett was signed by theSaskatchewan Roughriderson 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

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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

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  1. ^"SFA's Johnson Named Southland Conference Player of the Year".Southland Conference.November 25, 2014.RetrievedJune 15,2024.
  2. ^"Towson's Terrance West Heads up 2013 CSJ FCS All-America Squad".Archived fromthe originalon March 28, 2016.RetrievedMarch 19,2016.
  3. ^"Southeastern's Bennett Named Southland Football Player of the Year".Southland Conference.November 26, 2013.RetrievedJune 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.RetrievedJune 15,2024.
  8. ^"Bryan Bennett".www.sports-reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedJuly 9,2015.
  9. ^Bowen, Kevin."Who Are The Colts 2015 Undrafted Free Agents".colts.com.Archived fromthe originalon May 5, 2015.RetrievedMay 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.RetrievedJune 6,2017.
  13. ^"Roughriders quarterback battle heats up in Saskatoon".CBC News.RetrievedJune 6,2017.
  14. ^"Roughriders cut quarterback Bennett – Article – TSN".TSN.June 17, 2017.RetrievedJune 19,2017.
  15. ^"Bombers bring back quarterback Bryan Bennett – CFL.ca".CFL.ca.May 25, 2018.RetrievedMay 25,2018.
  16. ^"Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Bryan Bennett – TSN.ca".TSN.ca.June 16, 2019.RetrievedJune 17,2019.
  17. ^"Roughrider release QB Bryan Bennett".CFL.ca.April 8, 2020.RetrievedApril 9,2020.
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