Justin Bennin

2025 (Redshirt Senior) Play in all 12 games Team Captain Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA Second Team Finished the season with 44 tackles, including 22 solo stops Accumulated one pass deflections with one forced fumble Made eight tackles for a season high at Colgate with five of them being solo (8/29) Had two tackles against Fordham with both being solo and one being for a one yard lost (9/6) Four tackles with all of them being assisted at Charlotte (9/13) Made three tackles with two of them being solo against Villanova (9/20) Had three tackles with two of them being solo against Delaware St. (10/4) Made four tackles with only one being solo at Towson (10/11) Had five total tackles at Stony Brook with 1.5 of them being tackles for loss (10/18) Made four tackles at Hampton with only one of them being solo (10/25) Had two tackles at Bryant with one of them accounting for a 3 yard loss (11/1) Only had one tackles against New Hampshire (11/8) Bounced back with six tackles at N.C. A&T with a season tying five solo tackles (11/15) Ended the season against UAlbany with two tackles with one of them being solo (11/22) 2024 (Senior) Team Captain Played in all 12 games, including seven starts at safety Fifth on the team with 55 tackles, including 35 solo stops Tied for the team lead with two interceptions and added one fumble recovery Started at safety and had six tackles, five solo, at Eastern Washington (8/29) Made four tackles against Lafayette (9/7) Made seven tackles, three solo, and had a fumble recovery in the win at Maine (9/14) Made one solo tackle in the victory at FIU (9/21) Had three tackles and his first-career interception in the 55-17 win over Bryant (10/19) Set a new career-high with 14 tackles, the most in a game for a Hawk this season, against Towson (10/26) Recorded six tackles an an interception at Rhode Island (11/2) Tallied three tackles in the victory over No. 8/9 Villanova (11/16) Made seven tackles, five solo, in the win at No. 20/18 Stony Brook (11/23) 2023 (Junior) Appeared in ten games at defensive back as a junior Totaled 19 tackles on the season, including 12 solo stops, one tackle for loss, and one forced fumble Earned his first-career start at Lafayette and made a season-high six tackles (9/23) Named to the Spring CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll 2022 (Sophomore) Did not see any game action as a sophomore Valuable member of the scout team defense 2021 (Freshman) Appeared in one game on defense as a freshman Totaled one tackle Made his collegiate debut and made one tackle in the win at Fordham (9/11) High School Played defensive back and wide receiver under coach Scott Girolmo at Battlefield High School Second Team All-Cedar Run Conference selection as a junior Had five interceptions in two seasons at defensive back Moved to cornerback as a junior, had senior season canceled due to COVID-19 Also registered a pair of sacks Personal Son of Deborah De'Souza Major is undecided