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American football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rayshaun Benny (born May 8, 2002) is an American football defensive tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. He has won three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles, and a national championship in 2023.
Benny (No. 26) with the Michigan Wolverines in 2024 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 26 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | General Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 8, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 296 lb (134 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Michigan (2021–present) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Oak Park (Oak Park, Michigan) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Benny attended Oak Park High School located in Oak Park, Michigan. During Benny’s senior season, he notched 32 tackles and five and a half sacks.[1] Coming out of high school, Benny was rated as a four star recruit, the sixth best player in the state of Michigan, and the 195th overall player in the class of 2021.[2] Benny held offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Oklahoma.[3] Initially, Benny committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans.[4][5] However, Benny would de-commit from the Spartans and flip his commitment to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[6][7]
From 2021 through 2023, Benny's first three collegiate seasons, he appeared in 30 games and totaled 43 tackles, six for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections and a forced fumble.[8] He won a national championship with Michigan in 2023 over the Washington Huskies, where Benny was an honorary captain for the Wolverines after suffering a broken ankle in the 2024 Rose Bowl.[9][10][11] In week one of the 2024 season, Benny notched five tackles, two for a loss, including a sack in a win over the Fresno State Bulldogs.[12]
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