| Personal information | |||||
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| Born: | June 27, 2000 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) | ||||
| College: | Minnesota (2018–2019) Northern Iowa (2020–2022) | ||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Benny Sapp III (born June 27, 2000) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northern Iowa Panthers. [1] [2]
In Sapp's career for the Golden Gophers he played in six game notching eight total tackles. [3] After two seasons for Minnesota, Sapp decided to transfer to play for the Northern Iowa Panthers. [4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.62 s | 1.62 s | 2.63 s | 4.48 s | 7.27 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [5] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Sapp signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. [6] In the final preseason game versus the Seattle Seahawks, Sapp intercepeted a pass. [7] Sapp made his NFL debut in Week 11 of the 2023 season playing eight snaps in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers. [8] He was elevated to the active roster for Week 12 on November 22, 2023, and Week 16. [9] [10] Sapp was signed to the active roster on December 30. [11] He was released on August 27, 2024. [12]
On December 9, 2024, Sapp signed with the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with Atlanta on January 6, 2025. [14] On June 2, Sapp was released by the Falcons. [15]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2023 | GB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
He is the son of former NFL player Benny Sapp II.