Justin Benton

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-1
Weight:
295
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Newton
Prev School:
Houston
Major:
Recreation & Parks Management

Junior in the classroom ... Mid-year transfer from Houston who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2025 … Played in five career games (4/2023, 12024) … Credited with four career tackles (three solo) with one TFL (-4 yards).

2024 (Houston): Appeared in one game, but did not record any statistics.

2023 (Houston): Redshirted during initial year with the program playing in four games at nose tackle … Logged 50 snaps (47/defense, 3/special teams) … Tallied four stops (three solo) with a TFL (-4 yards) … Registered two stops against Kansas State (two solo) and Cincinnati (one solo).

High School: Helped Newton reach the Georgia 7A playoffs during senior season … Named Region Co-Defensive Player of the Year … Listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports … Rated as the 61st-best defensive lineman and No. 49 overall player in Georgia by 247Sports … Spent junior year at IMG Academy … Named 2019 Rockdale Newton Citizen Freshman of the Year … Father, Phillip Benton, played linebacker at Georgia from 1992-95.