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Name: Kivon Bennett (+) Coming off 2022 Knee INJ...Transfer from Tennessee
College: Arkansas State     Number: 5
Height: 6-1   Weight: 247
Position: OLB  Pos2: DE
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023

40 Low: 4.67
   40 Time: 4.77
  40 High: 4.86

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Height: 6012
Weight: 247

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Dates: 03/28/23
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 Data Scout Notes: 2022: 3rdC...PLombardi...2021: 2ndC...Transfer from Tennessee...2020: Dismissed from Tennessee



 Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State, Player News


  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: DL - Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State (RS Sr., DL - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),...Finding a place on the third team was senior defensive end Kivon Bennett. He ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in fumbles forced and 13th in sacks with 5.5. He led all A-State defensive linemen in tackles with 50 and was first on the team in tackles for loss (9.5) and sacks (5.5). He posted at least five tackles in six games, including a season-high eight versus both Southern Miss and Troy. He recorded a career-tying 2.0 sacks versus Troy and at least a half-tackle for loss in all but two games. - Arkansas State Football

(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State, Rs Sr LB,...Bennett ranked first on the team and sixth in the Sun Belt with 8.0 sacks for 42 yards in 2021. He led the team with 16.5 tackles for loss and also had a team-high five quarterback hurries. Bennett is the first Lombardi Trophy Watch List honoree for A-State since Chris Stone was on the initial list in 2015. - Arkansas State Football

(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  Arkansas State's Kivon Bennett was long aware he'd be changing positions this offseason. It was a move he and Red Wolves Coach Butch Jones had planned upon his arrival in Jonesboro last spring. But knowing he would transition from defensive end to outside linebacker didn't necessarily make the shift easy for Bennett. He acknowledged throughout spring camp that he was still making mistakes and trying to "not bash [himself] too much" for them.

Fast forward a few months and the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection said he believes he's in a much better place. "I'm where I need to be," Bennett told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette when asked about his position change. "I felt way more confident over the summer, even though we haven't had pads on...I know it's going to be different when the game comes. It's probably going to take me maybe the first game or so [to adjust], but I'm not too worried about it." Going into his final collegiate season, Bennett said he is hoping to cement himself as an NFL prospect, and there's a consensus both inside and outside the program that playing linebacker will give Bennett the best chance to reach that level. - Northwest Arkansas Times


(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  Arkansas State football is picked to finish 6th in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, released Monday afternoon. Louisiana is picked to repeat as West Division Champions with 12 out of 14 first-place votes, followed by South Alabama (2 first-place votes), Troy, Texas State, Southern Miss, Arkansas State and ULM rounding out the list. The Red Wolves finished fifth in the Sun Belt West last year, going 1-7 in SBC play.

A-State had three players represented in the All-Sun Belt Preseason teams: Linebacker Kivon Bennett (First Team Defense), return specialist Johnnie Lang (First Team Special Teams) and wide receiver Te'Vailance Hunt (Second Team Offense). Bennett had a monster year at defensive end for the Red Wolves, ranking second in the Sun Belt with 16.5 tackles for a loss and fourth with 8 sacks. He'll change positions to linebacker for the upcoming season. - Kait8.com


(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  We're just a couple of weeks away from Sun Belt Media Days in New Orleans. The Red Wolves revealed their speaking lineup Sunday morning. Linebacker Kivon Bennett and quarterback James Blackman will head to the Big Easy, they'll represent the Red Wolves along with head coach Butch Jones. Bennett recorded 16 and a half tackles for a loss in 2021, leading the conference with 8 sacks. The defensive end/linebacker had 58 stops plus a scoop and score. Blackman's 2022 was cut short due to injury, playing in the first six games of the season. He completed 59.5 percent of his passes, throwing for 1,344 yards with 8 touchdowns to 4 interceptions. - Kait8.com

(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  2021 ALL-SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State (RS Jr., DL - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),...Also representing the Red Wolves on the second team were junior defensive end Kivon Bennett (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), junior kicker Blake Grupe (Sedalia, Mo.) and second-year freshman wide receiver Corey Rucker (Bentonia, Miss.). Bennett is ranked among the top three players in the league for both tackles for loss (16.5) and sacks (8.0). - Arkansas State Football

(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  Former Tennessee football player Kivon Bennett, who had faced two felony charges following his December arrest, pleaded guilty Friday in Knox County general sessions court to a pair of misdemeanor charges. Bennett, 22, received judicial diversion and unsupervised probation. If Bennett fulfills the terms of his judicial diversion agreement during a period of 11 months and 29 days, the guilty plea will be expunged from his record. His felony charges were reduced or dismissed. Bennett pleaded guilty to simple possession, a Class A misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of a firearm, a Class C misdemeanor. - Knoxville News Sentinel

(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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  Tennessee dismissed outside linebacker Kivon Bennett from the football team on Tuesday, hours after he was arrested during a traffic stop. "There is a standard our student-athletes are expected to uphold at Tennessee, and today's incident fell well short of that standard," coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement. Bennett was stopped Tuesday around 11:21 a.m. by campus police, who clocked him driving 59 mph in a 45-mph zone. The police report said an officer asked Bennett if he had marijuana in the vehicle and that Bennett said he did. Police reported finding more than 44 grams of marijuana, a scale, 58 plastic baggies and a loaded 9mm handgun, according to the police report. Having more than half an ounce of marijuana is a felony in Tennessee. Bennett is the son of Cornelius Bennett, who was the No. 2 pick of the 1987 NFL Draft and a five-time Pro Bowler. - AP College Football

(DS#58 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Kivon BennettArkansas State
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