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#25 Kenny Bennett

Kenny Bennett - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Senior
Height 6-3
Weight 194
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
High School Academy at Palumbo
Last School Maryland
Kenny Bennett - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2017-21 (Maryland): Appeared in 22 games and made five starts in five years at Maryland … Retains one season of eligibility … He recorded nine tackles and three pass breakups … Appeared in nine games with three starts at defensive back in 2021 … Named team’s Special Teams Player of the Year … Totaled nine tackles (six solo) and three pass breakups … Appeared in all five games with two starts in 2020 … Tallied eight tackles, two pass breakups and an interception … Earned first career start at Indiana (Nov. 28) … Notched first career interception and career-best four tackles at Penn State (Nov. 7) … Appeared in first four games of the 2019 season … Tallied five tackles (four solo) … Appeared in three games in 2018 … Appeared in two games in 2017 as a true freshman before redshirting … Made collegiate debut against Towson (Sept. 2) … made first career tackle at No. 10 Ohio State (Oct. 7).

High School: A consensus three-star recruit according to all major recruiting databases … 2016 First Team PFN All-State – Class 5A and Second Team All-Southeastern PA … Also a recipient of the 2016 Mini Max High School Award … Led team in receiving yards and touchdowns in 2016 … Posted 27 tackles and 3 interceptions in 2016 … Coached by Scott Pitzner.

Personal: Earned a bachelor’s degree in family science from Maryland in December 2021 … Majoring in media, technology and society at Georgia Tech.

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