Justin Benton
Junior in the classroom ... Mid-year transfer from Houston who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2025 … Played in five career games (4/2023, 12024) … Credited with four career tackles (three solo) with one TFL (-4 yards). 2024 (Houston): Appeared in one game, but did not record any statistics. 2023 (Houston): Redshirted during initial year with the program playing in four games at nose tackle … Logged 50 snaps (47/defense, 3/special teams) … Tallied four stops (three solo) with a TFL (-4 yards) … Registered two stops against Kansas State (two solo) and Cincinnati (one solo). High School: Helped Newton reach the Georgia 7A playoffs during senior season … Named Region Co-Defensive Player of the Year … Listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports … Rated as the 61st-best defensive lineman and No. 49 overall player in Georgia by 247Sports … Spent junior year at IMG Academy … Named 2019 Rockdale Newton Citizen Freshman of the Year … Father, Phillip Benton, played linebacker at Georgia from 1992-95.
- SignedUnknown · 7/8/26, 11:04 PMJustin Benton (DL) signed with an agency
- TransferredPortal · 1/14/26, 6:32 AMJustin Benton (DL) officially transferred from East Carolina University to University of North Texas
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of North Texas | 3 | 2 | 60 | -- | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  East Carolina University | 13 | 0 | 161 | Low | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.5 |
| 2024 |  University of Houston | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | University of Houston | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 2 | 221 | Low | 28 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0.5 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026