Michigan Wolverines–No. 26 | |
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Position | Defensive tackle |
Class | Senior |
Major | General Studies |
Personal information | |
Born: | May 8, 2002 |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 296 lb (134 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Michigan (2021–present) |
Bowl games | |
High school | Oak Park (Oak Park, Michigan) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Rayshaun Benny (born May 8, 2002) is an American college football defensive tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. He won three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles and a national championship in 2023.
Benny attended Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan. As a senior, he notched 32 tackles and five and a half sacks. [1] Coming out of high school, Benny was rated as a four-star recruit, the sixth best player in the state of Michigan, and the 195th overall player in the class of 2021. [1] Initially, he committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans over offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and Oklahoma. [2] However, Benny later flipped his commitment to play for the Michigan Wolverines. [1]
In first three collegiate seasons from 2021 to 2023, Benny appeared in 30 games and totaled 43 tackles, six for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections and a forced fumble. [3] He won a national championship with Michigan in 2023 over the Washington Huskies, where he served was an honorary captain for the Wolverines after suffering a broken ankle in the 2024 Rose Bowl. [4] [5] [6] In the 2024 season opener, Benny had five tackles, two for a loss, including a sack in a win over Fresno State. [7] In total, Benny played in 11 games and started four times in 2024. He finished the season with 29 tackles, four tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. [8]
Oak Park High School is a public high school located in Oak Park, Michigan an inner suburb of Detroit. The school is part of the Oak Park School district. It serves about 1,130 students in grades 9 to 12 from Oak Park and surrounding communities around Detroit.
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