Super Senior (2021)
Played in all 14 games … saw majority of action on special teams and at tight end … key member of several special teams units … helped UTSA lead Conference USA and rank 21st in the FBS in kickoff return average (24.75) … integral part of the field goal/extra point unit that saw Hunter Duplessis convert 24 field goals (6th/FBS) and 63 PATs, both school records.
Senior (2020)
Appeared in 11 contests … special teams standout who also saw time on offense as a tight end … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Junior (2019)
Played in all 12 contests in his first season with the Roadrunners … was a key member of several special teams units … also saw time as a fullback on offense … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Prior to UTSA
Sat out the 2018 season as a transfer from Navy after appearing in a pair of games for the Midshipmen in 2017 … attended Naval Academy Prep School during the 2015-16 academic year … two-sport athlete at The Colony High School who earned letters in football and track & field … two-time all-district selection as both a fullback and defensive tackle … earned Academic All-State recognition as a senior.
Personal
Son of Kenneth and Renee Benning … brother, Phillip, played football at Texas State (2009-13) … earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021.
Played in all 14 games … saw majority of action on special teams and at tight end … key member of several special teams units … helped UTSA lead Conference USA and rank 21st in the FBS in kickoff return average (24.75) … integral part of the field goal/extra point unit that saw Hunter Duplessis convert 24 field goals (6th/FBS) and 63 PATs, both school records.
Senior (2020)
Appeared in 11 contests … special teams standout who also saw time on offense as a tight end … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Junior (2019)
Played in all 12 contests in his first season with the Roadrunners … was a key member of several special teams units … also saw time as a fullback on offense … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Prior to UTSA
Sat out the 2018 season as a transfer from Navy after appearing in a pair of games for the Midshipmen in 2017 … attended Naval Academy Prep School during the 2015-16 academic year … two-sport athlete at The Colony High School who earned letters in football and track & field … two-time all-district selection as both a fullback and defensive tackle … earned Academic All-State recognition as a senior.
Personal
Son of Kenneth and Renee Benning … brother, Phillip, played football at Texas State (2009-13) … earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021.