Spencer Benton

WVU, West Virginia, FB, Football, 2018-19

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
247
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Van Meter, Iowa
High School:
Van Meter

Awards and Honors
HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2018)
Bill Dailey Unsung Hero Award (2018)
Team Academic Award (2018)
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Award (2018)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Outstanding Walk-On Player Award (2016)

2018
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … First-Team Academic All-Big 12 … William V. Campbell Award nominee … competed in all 13 games, registering 17 tackles and 4.0 TFL … third on the team in sacks with 3.0 … also had three QB hurries … posted a career-high four tackles vs. TCU … registered three tackles and a sack vs. Oklahoma State … had one sack vs. West Virginia and Drake … recorded two QB hurries vs. Baylor … ended career with 49 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 7.5 TFL and four QB hurries.

2017
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … a reserve defensive end, competing in all 13 games … recorded 11 tackles, including three solo stops … posted 1.5 TFL and 0.5 sack … had two tackles and a TFL vs. Texas …notched two stops vs. Kansas … placed on scholarship prior to his senior season.

2016
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … winner of the Outstanding Walk-On Player Award … was a key reserve at defensive end, playing in all 12 games … recorded 21 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks … came on late in the year, tallying 19 of his 21 tackles in the final seven games, averaging 2.7 tackles per game in that span … posted three tackles five times … recorded first career sack vs. Kansas.

2015
Squad member.

2014
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Des Moines Register First-Team Class 1A All-State selection … INA Second-Team All-State … three-time all-conference pick … two-time all-district selection … had 66 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and one interception in 2013 … team went 12-1 and lost in the state semifinals … had 31 tackles as a junior and 43 tackles as a sophomore … played in the 2014 Shrine Bowl ... coached by Eric Trudo … lettered in baseball and state qualifier in wrestling.

Personal
Born Feb. 9, 1996 … son of Mike and Lisa Benton … earned his degree in accounting and finance.