Elon University Athletics

2013: Played in 10 games, making five starts… Finished the year with 33 total tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss…Broke up one pass and had one quarterback hurry… Equalled a career-best with seven tackles against No. 11 Coastal Carolina… Made five stops, including two for a loss, against Georgia Tech.

2012: Started all 11 games… Tallied 47 total tackles, including 27 solo takedowns… Posted 6.0 tackles for a loss and one sack… Picked off one pass and broke up two others… Matched a personal-best with seven tackles, including his first career sack, against Samford… Made six stops against both No. 14 Appalachian State and Western Carolina… Recorded his first career interception against No. 5 Wofford.

2011: Saw time in nine games, earning two starts, as a true freshman… Totaled 14 total tackles, including 11 solo stops… Made a season-high seven tackles (six solos) at No. 9 Wofford.

Prep: Was a first-team all-area selection by The Daily News in 2010… Claimed all-area distinction in 2009… Two-time all-conference honoree… Served as a team captain in both 2009 and 2010… Won four letters and helped lead Mike Natoli’s Richlands program to an 8-4 overall record, 6-1 in the league, in 2010… The team averaged 38 points per game and made an appearance in the state playoffs.

Personal: Son of Odell and Topeka Benton… Born March 19, 1993… Majoring in strategic communications.