Bryan Bennett

Bryan Alton Bennett (born March 6, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Oregon and Southeastern Louisiana University, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

For those of a similar name, see Brian Bennett (disambiguation).
Bryan Bennett
Bennett in 2016
Free agent
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1992-03-06) March 6, 1992
Tarzana, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Crespi Carmelite
(Encino, California)
College:University of Oregon and Southeastern Louisiana
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 Champion (2010, 2011)
  • 2014 Sports Network Preseason Third Team All-American[1]
  • 2014 First Team All-Southland Conference[2]
  • 2014 Preseason First Team All-Southland Conference[3]
  • 2013 College Sports Journal First Team All-American[4]
  • 2013 Southland Conference Player of the Year[5]
  • 2013 First Team All-Southland Conference[6]
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions:4
Passing attempts:8
Passing yards:72
TD–INT:0–0
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early life

Bennett was born in Los Angeles, California to Brian and Shyhra Bennett. He also has two sisters named Kristina and Hailey.[7]

College career

Bennett committed to the Oregon Ducks on June 18, 2009[8] where he played for two years, until he transferred to Southeastern Louisiana.[9]

College career statistics
NCAA collegiate career statistics
Oregon Ducks
Season Passing Rushing
CompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB ratingAttYardsAvgTD
2011 254636954.360164.8232008.70
2012 203721154.133112.5391654.26
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
2013 2153543,16560.72111149.21831,0465.716
2014 1432892,35749.5188133.01376694.915
NCAA career totals 4037266,10255.54822141.93822,0805.437

[10]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Bennett signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2015 [11] until he was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2015.[12]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

He was later signed to the practice roster by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 22, 2015.[13]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On November 28, 2016, Bennett signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL).[14] During the Riders 2017 training camp Bennett battled former NFL quarterback Vince Young and Canadian Brandon Bridge for the backup quarterback position behind veteran Kevin Glenn.[15] Bennet was released by the Roughriders on June 17, 2017, as the team trimmed its roster down for the start of the season.[16]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (II)

Bennett returned to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when he signed with the team on May 24, 2018, at the start of training camp.[17]

Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)

Bennett was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 17, 2019.[18] He dressed in 17 regular season games as the short-yardage quarterback, attempting no passes, but rushed the ball 16 times for 69 yards and one touchdown. During the following off-season, on April 8, 2020, he was released.[19]

Career statistics
CFL career statistics
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Season Passing Rushing
GPCompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB ratingCarYardsAvgTD
2018 2487250.0%0081.323417.00
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Season Passing Rushing
GPCompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB ratingAttYardsAvgTD
2019 80000%00016694.31

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "SFA's Johnson Named Southland Conference Player of the Year".
  3. "Southland Announces Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Southeastern's Bennett Named Southland Football Player of the Year".
  6. "The Official Website of Nicholls Athletics" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com.
  7. "Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics". www.lionsports.net.
  8. "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  9. "Oregon confirms that Bennett is transferring".
  10. "Bryan Bennett". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  11. Bowen, Kevin. "Who Are The Colts 2015 Undrafted Free Agents". colts.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  12. "Colts cut Chapman, Carter, several others".
  13. "Bombers Add Bennett to Practice Roster - Winnipeg Blue Bombers". 22 October 2015.
  14. "Riders sign four including QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  15. "Roughriders quarterback battle heats up in Saskatoon". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  16. "Roughriders cut quarterback Bennett - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  17. "Bombers bring back quarterback Bryan Bennett - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  18. TSN ca Staff (2019-06-16). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Bryan Bennett - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  19. "Roughrider release QB Bryan Bennett". CFL.ca. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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