Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Roster
Bennett, Derious

Jersey Number 98
Derious Bennett
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 301
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbus, GA
- High School:
- Carver HS
Bio
2015: Played in 10 games … Finished year with 10 tackles and two hurries … Received 206 total snaps with a season-best 31 at Illinois … Had five tackles at Illinois … Missed the WKU, FIU and LA Tech games with an injury … Collected two tackles and a hurry against Marshall … Also had two stops at FAU.
2014: Played in 10 games … Finished with seven tackles and a half TFL … Had one stop in win over WKU and against Marshall, FIU and FAU … Added two tackles against UAB … Played 210 total snaps, including a season-high of 30 against WKU.
2013: Played in 11 games and was in on 156 total snaps … Has 10 total tackles on the season and two hurries … Turned in two tackles at UNC and FAU … Played a season-high 23 snaps against FAU … Also had two assisted stops against FIU … Credited with a hurry at Southern Miss.
2012: Took a redshirt year.
High School: Lettered in football and track at Carver High School ... Earned all-state honors in 2010 and 2011 and was a member of the Georgia Top 125 ... Was all-region in 2010 and 2011 while garnering all-city honors three years in a row ... Finished with 65 solo tackles, 15 TFLs, and 13 sacks in 2011 ... Added a record 20 TFLs as a junior.
Personal: Derious Emanuel Bennett ... Parent: Denise Bennett ... Born: 9/30/93 … Major: Liberal Studies.
2014: Played in 10 games … Finished with seven tackles and a half TFL … Had one stop in win over WKU and against Marshall, FIU and FAU … Added two tackles against UAB … Played 210 total snaps, including a season-high of 30 against WKU.
2013: Played in 11 games and was in on 156 total snaps … Has 10 total tackles on the season and two hurries … Turned in two tackles at UNC and FAU … Played a season-high 23 snaps against FAU … Also had two assisted stops against FIU … Credited with a hurry at Southern Miss.
2012: Took a redshirt year.
High School: Lettered in football and track at Carver High School ... Earned all-state honors in 2010 and 2011 and was a member of the Georgia Top 125 ... Was all-region in 2010 and 2011 while garnering all-city honors three years in a row ... Finished with 65 solo tackles, 15 TFLs, and 13 sacks in 2011 ... Added a record 20 TFLs as a junior.
Personal: Derious Emanuel Bennett ... Parent: Denise Bennett ... Born: 9/30/93 … Major: Liberal Studies.
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