Sacramento State

2024 Season

• Started the first two games of the season at quarterback.
• Completed 17-of-32 passes for 134 yards and rushed for 22 yards at San Jose State.
• Was 6-of-14 for 138 yards and a touchdown and rushed for six yards at Fresno State.
• Concluded his career ranked 18th in school history with 2,508 career passing yards and 338 attempts, 17^th with 211 career completions, and third with a career completion percentage of .625.

2023 Season

• Played in all 13 games during the season, starting 10 at quarterback.
• Finished the season with 2,767 yards of total offense which placed him seventh in school history.
• Accounted for 22 touchdowns to tie for 10^th in Hornet single-season history.
• Passed for 2,190 yards while completing 182-of-283 passes with 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
• His .643 completion percentage ranks second in school single-season history and is the best for a player with at least 200 attempts.
• Threw for at least one touchdown in 10 games, including the first eight of the year.
• Had multiple passing touchdowns in four contests, including three TD passes at Northern Colorado and UC Davis.
• Set his career high with 279 passing yards and a touchdown pass at Stanford.
• Finished that game with 379 yards of total offense and a pair of touchdowns accounted for to earn Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week.
• Ranked second on the team with 577 rushing yards and was third with six rushing TDs.
• Amassed 126 rushing yards and two scores in the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs at North Dakota.
• Also surpassed the century mark with 101 rushing yards against Texas A&M-Commerce and 100 at Stanford.
• Rushed for a TD in four games.

2022 Season

• Played in six games at quarterback.
• Completed 4-of-7 passes for 26 yards and also rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries.
• Opened the year by completing both of his pass attempts for a total of 10 yards against Utah Tech.
• Also had two completions against Northern Colorado.
• Rushed for 59 yards against the Bears and added 21 at Eastern Washington with a season long carry of 19 yards.

2021 Season

• Saw action in five games as a reserve quarterback.
• Completed both of his pass attempts for 18 yards during the year and also rushed for 31 yards on seven carries.
• Made his Hornet debut at Cal where he had a 9-yard pass to fellow quarterback Asher O’Hara.
• Had a season-high 20-yard rush in the home win over Southern Utah.

Prior to Sacramento State

• Originally committed to Boise State and was an early enrollee in the spring of 2019.
• Transferred to Nevada where he redshirted during the 2019 season.

High School

• Graduated midyear from Folsom HS in the winter of 2018.
• Was a three-star prospect according to ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals.
• A dual-threat quarterback who was rated 25th at his position nationally by 247Sports, and 31st by ESPN.
• One of the top 100 recruits in the state of California according to both ESPN (92) and Rivals (97).
• A two-year starter who concluded his career with more than 8,500 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing.
• Saw action as a sophomore, completing 11-of-13 passes for 227 yards (.846) and two touchdowns.
• Picked up 351 yards and nine TDs on 63 carries.
• Also returned kickoffs, averaging 17.0 yards on 12 returns.
• As a junior, he completed 264-of-394 passes for 4,431 yards ( .670), 57 TDs and 13 interceptions, helping to lead the Bulldogs to the CIF State Division I-AA Championship.
• Also rushed 188 times for 1,218 yards and 16 scores.
• Named the Sacramento Bee all-Metro Offensive Player of the Year, MaxPreps all-Northern California and Sierra Foothill League Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player following the season.
• In his final prep campaign, completed 197-of-268 passes for 3,993 yards (.735), 60 TDs and just four interceptions en route to a second-straight state championship.
• Rushed 62 times for 431 yards and 12 TDs.
• Named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the SFL following the season.
• Concluded his prep career with a record of 30-1 as the starter.
• Was coached by current Hornet Assistant Head Coach Kris Richardson and quarterbacks coach Bobby Fresques at Folsom HS.

Personal

• Graduated with a degree in communications and is pursuing a second bachelor's in recreation administration.
• Son of Derek and Jasmine Bennett.
• Has two brothers, Jawon and AJ, and one sister, Stella.
• Grew up in Sparks before moving to Folsom, Calif. to play high school football.
• Lists Cam Newton as his sports hero.