Senior (2018)
Appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams.
Redshirt Junior (2017)
Walk-on who was a member of the kickoff coverage unit against Southern and UAB.
Junior (2016)
Sat out the season as a redshirt … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Prior to UTSA
Transferred to UTSA from Presentation College, an NAIA school in Aberdeen, S.D. … registered 45 career tackles (17 solos), 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of pass breakups during his two-year career with the Saints … posted 28 stops (14 solos), 1 TFL and 1 PBU as a sophomore in 2015 ... four-year football and three-year track & field letterman at Vela High School ... recorded 26 tackles, including 14 solo stops as a senior in three games before suffering season-ending injury ... totaled 92 tackles with 65 solo stops as a junior en route to first-team all-district and all-city honors ... aided the Sabercats to the 2014 football district championship along with the 2013 and 2014 track & field championships ... 2014 city, district and area triple jump champion.
Personal
Born June 20, 1996 … son of Priscilla and Ronnie Benavidez … has a sister, Samantha, and a brother, Ronnie … graduated in December 2018 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies.
Appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams.
Redshirt Junior (2017)
Walk-on who was a member of the kickoff coverage unit against Southern and UAB.
Junior (2016)
Sat out the season as a redshirt … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Prior to UTSA
Transferred to UTSA from Presentation College, an NAIA school in Aberdeen, S.D. … registered 45 career tackles (17 solos), 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of pass breakups during his two-year career with the Saints … posted 28 stops (14 solos), 1 TFL and 1 PBU as a sophomore in 2015 ... four-year football and three-year track & field letterman at Vela High School ... recorded 26 tackles, including 14 solo stops as a senior in three games before suffering season-ending injury ... totaled 92 tackles with 65 solo stops as a junior en route to first-team all-district and all-city honors ... aided the Sabercats to the 2014 football district championship along with the 2013 and 2014 track & field championships ... 2014 city, district and area triple jump champion.
Personal
Born June 20, 1996 … son of Priscilla and Ronnie Benavidez … has a sister, Samantha, and a brother, Ronnie … graduated in December 2018 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies.