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#81 Luke Benson

Luke Benson - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year Senior
Height 6-4
Weight 233
Hometown Chalfont, Pa.
High School Central Bucks West H.S.
Last School Syracuse
Luke Benson - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2023 (Senior): Saw action in all 13 games, making six starts … Hauled in nine receptions on the year for 84 total yards, ranking second among GT tight ends … Caught a career-long 38-yard pass in the 30-16 road win over Wake Forest (Sept. 23) … Made three catches for 11 yards in the thrilling 23-20 road win over then-No. 17 Miami (Oct. 7) … Caught one pass for six yards in the 45-17 win at Virginia (Nov. 4) and one pass for 12 yards at Clemson (Nov. 11) … Finished the regular season with a 7-yard reception in the 31-23 setback to then-No. 1 Georgia (Nov. 25) … Caught a 3-yard pass in Gasparilla Bowl win over UCF.

2022 (Junior): Saw action in all 12 games, making four starts … Hauled in nine receptions for 85 yards on the season for an average of 7.1 yard per reception … Caught a 19-yard reception in the 35-17 win over Western Carolina (Sept. 10) … Also caught two passes for 19 yards, including an 11-yarder against then-No. 17 Ole Miss (Sept. 17) … Hauled in two passes for 18 yards, including a 16-yard reception in the thrilling 28-27 road win at Virginia Tech (Nov. 5).

2019-21 (Syracuse): Played three seasons at Syracuse … Appeared in 34 of Syracuse’s 35 games over his three seasons with the Orange, including 10 starts … Caught 19 passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns in three seasons at Syracuse … Earned third-team freshman all-America honors from Pro Football Focus after playing in all 12 games with two starts and catching eight passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman in 2019 … Hauled in a 70-yard touchdown reception against Holy Cross as a freshman, which was the second-longest touchdown catch by a tight end in Syracuse history and the longest since 1961 … Appeared in all 11 games with five starts in 2020, catching six passes for 63 yards and a score … Played in 11-of-12 games with three starts as a sophomore in 2021, catching five passes for 22 yards … Made seven special-teams tackles over three seasons (two in 2019, two in 2020 and three in 2021).

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Tabbed as the No. 36 tight end in the nation and the No. 32 prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by ESPN … Played both tight end and defensive end … Three-time all-Suburban One League (SOL) selection at tight end, including first-team honors as a junior and senior … Also earned first-team all-SOL accolades at defensive end as a junior … PrepStar all-East Region honoree … Caught 23 passes for 4,044 yards (17.6 avg.) and six touchdowns during prep career, including 12 receptions for 202 yards and four scores as a senior … Also recorded 66 career tackles and nine sacks on defense … Won team’s defensive “Trenchman” award as a senior … Team captain .. Coached by Chaz Cathers and Rob Rowan … Three-sport star also played basketball and ran track … Won conference championship and placed eighth at state championships in 100m dash as a junior.

Personal: Majoring in business administration.

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