Justin Benton

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 298
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Atlanta, GA
High School:
Newton HS
Prev School:
East Carolina / Houston

Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at East Carolina and was at Houston in 2024 and 2023 … appeared in 18 games in his collegiate career prior to joining UNT … totaled 23 tackles and 3.0 TFLs in his career … appeared in all 13 games at ECU in 2025 … registered 19 tackles and a pair of TFLs on the year … had five tackles and 0.5 TFLs against Campbell … produced a solo TFL on the road at UTSA … had four tackles in the Military Bowl win over Pittsburgh … appeared in five games across two seasons at Houston … tallied four tackles and a TFL in his time with the Cougars … appeared in one game in 2024 … saw action in four games in 2023 … preserved a redshirt season … produced four tackles on the year … made his career debut against Sam Houston … picked up his first career tackle and TFL at Kansas State … also had two tackles against Cincinnati … prepped at Newton HS in Georgia … 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.

NCAA Stats Prior to UNT