2018 Football Roster
Roster
Benson, Brandon
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Jersey Number 36
Brandon Benson
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Triangle, Va.
- High School:
- C.D. Hylton
Bio
2021 Spring All-Patriot League First Team.
2021 Spring (Senior): Team captain with P.J. Barr, Rick Mottram and Simeon Page ... All-Patriot League First Team selection ... started all four games at free safety ... logged 23 tackles (19 solo), tied for first among Bison with Mottram ... 19 solo tackles led the Bison ... made a season-high 10 tackles (nine solo) in the Patriot League Championship Game ... also posted a tackle for a loss in that contest ... broke up a pass against Fordham and made seven tackles (five solo) ... intercepted a pass against Lafayette, leading to a Bucknell touchdown ... registered 200th career tackle against Fordham ... earned the Clarke Hinkle Award as Bucknell's outstanding defensive back or linebacker for the second-straight season.
2019 (Junior): Started 10 games at free safety ... finished third among Bison, and first among defensive backs, with 68 tackles (41 solo) ... also logged three tackles for a loss and four pass breakups ... recovered a fumble against No. 23/22 Villanova and intercepted a pass against Lehigh ... three of four pass breakups came at Sacred Heart ... reached the double digits in tackles against Georgetown (14) and at Lafayette (10) ... posted at least five tackles seven times ... made 150th career tackle at Colgate on Oct. 12 ... posted 100th career solo stop in finale at Fordham ... captured the Clarke Hinkle Award as Bucknell's outstanding defensive back or linebacker.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games, starting one at strong safety and four at Whip ... finished fifth among Bison with 52 tackles (28 solo) despite missing three games to injury ... also registered four tackles for a loss, a season-best 1.5 of which came against Georgetown on Nov. 10 ... returned from a three-game absence to pick off first career pass against No. 20/21 Colgate on Oct. 6 ... at Monmouth on Oct. 13, forced a fumble in the end zone and broke up a season-high two passes ... made 100th career tackle against Lafayette on Oct. 20 ... posted nine tackles in three-straight games from Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 ... recovered first career fumble in the 2018 finale against Fordham.
2017 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, starting the final six at Whip ... finished third on the team with 68 tackles (32 solo) ... totaled 67 of his tackles in Bucknell’s final seven games ... also posted 2.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one forced fumble ... made first career start on Oct. 14 at Cornell ... reached double digits in tackles three times: against Monmouth on Sept. 30 (15), at Colgate on Oct. 28 (12) and against Lehigh on Nov. 4 (10) ... tied Ben Richard for the 2017 single-game high with his 15 tackles against the Hawks ... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 5) for his performance against the Mountain Hawks ... shared Bucknell’s Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the most outstanding newcomer with Simeon Page.
C.D. Hylton High School: Three-year football letterwinner … also earned two Academic Achievement letters … First Team All-6A Conference safety as a senior … named Honorable Mention all-conference as a junior … team captain as a senior … also served as holder on PATs … totaled 76 tackles, six pass breakups, five tackles for loss and four interceptions his final two years playing both linebacker and safety.
Personal: Brandon Benson … born November 3, 1998 in Rocky Mount, Virginia … son of Al and Tanya Benson … has two older sisters, Ashleigh and Alecia … grew up in a military family and lived in three different states … first person in family to compete in college athletics ... major was political science.
2021 Spring (Senior): Team captain with P.J. Barr, Rick Mottram and Simeon Page ... All-Patriot League First Team selection ... started all four games at free safety ... logged 23 tackles (19 solo), tied for first among Bison with Mottram ... 19 solo tackles led the Bison ... made a season-high 10 tackles (nine solo) in the Patriot League Championship Game ... also posted a tackle for a loss in that contest ... broke up a pass against Fordham and made seven tackles (five solo) ... intercepted a pass against Lafayette, leading to a Bucknell touchdown ... registered 200th career tackle against Fordham ... earned the Clarke Hinkle Award as Bucknell's outstanding defensive back or linebacker for the second-straight season.
2019 (Junior): Started 10 games at free safety ... finished third among Bison, and first among defensive backs, with 68 tackles (41 solo) ... also logged three tackles for a loss and four pass breakups ... recovered a fumble against No. 23/22 Villanova and intercepted a pass against Lehigh ... three of four pass breakups came at Sacred Heart ... reached the double digits in tackles against Georgetown (14) and at Lafayette (10) ... posted at least five tackles seven times ... made 150th career tackle at Colgate on Oct. 12 ... posted 100th career solo stop in finale at Fordham ... captured the Clarke Hinkle Award as Bucknell's outstanding defensive back or linebacker.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games, starting one at strong safety and four at Whip ... finished fifth among Bison with 52 tackles (28 solo) despite missing three games to injury ... also registered four tackles for a loss, a season-best 1.5 of which came against Georgetown on Nov. 10 ... returned from a three-game absence to pick off first career pass against No. 20/21 Colgate on Oct. 6 ... at Monmouth on Oct. 13, forced a fumble in the end zone and broke up a season-high two passes ... made 100th career tackle against Lafayette on Oct. 20 ... posted nine tackles in three-straight games from Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 ... recovered first career fumble in the 2018 finale against Fordham.
2017 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, starting the final six at Whip ... finished third on the team with 68 tackles (32 solo) ... totaled 67 of his tackles in Bucknell’s final seven games ... also posted 2.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one forced fumble ... made first career start on Oct. 14 at Cornell ... reached double digits in tackles three times: against Monmouth on Sept. 30 (15), at Colgate on Oct. 28 (12) and against Lehigh on Nov. 4 (10) ... tied Ben Richard for the 2017 single-game high with his 15 tackles against the Hawks ... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 5) for his performance against the Mountain Hawks ... shared Bucknell’s Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the most outstanding newcomer with Simeon Page.
C.D. Hylton High School: Three-year football letterwinner … also earned two Academic Achievement letters … First Team All-6A Conference safety as a senior … named Honorable Mention all-conference as a junior … team captain as a senior … also served as holder on PATs … totaled 76 tackles, six pass breakups, five tackles for loss and four interceptions his final two years playing both linebacker and safety.
Personal: Brandon Benson … born November 3, 1998 in Rocky Mount, Virginia … son of Al and Tanya Benson … has two older sisters, Ashleigh and Alecia … grew up in a military family and lived in three different states … first person in family to compete in college athletics ... major was political science.
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