Benny Sapp III
American football player (born 2000)
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Benjamin Sapp III (born June 27, 2000) is an American professional football safety who currently plays for Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northern Iowa Panthers. [1][2]
| No. 37 – Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| CFL status | American | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | June 27, 2000 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) | ||||
| College | Minnesota (2018–2019) Northern Iowa (2020–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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College career
In Sapp's career for the Golden Gophers he played in six game notching eight total tackles.[3] After two seasons for Minnesota, Sapp decided to transfer to play for the Northern Iowa Panthers.[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.62 s | 1.62 s | 2.63 s | 4.48 s | 7.27 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Sapp signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.[6] In the final preseason game versus the Seattle Seahawks, Sapp intercepeted a pass.[7] Sapp made his NFL debut in Week 11 of the 2023 season playing eight snaps in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers.[8] He was elevated to the active roster for Week 12 on November 22, 2023, and Week 16.[9][10] Sapp was signed to the active roster on December 30.[11] He was released on August 27, 2024.[12]
Atlanta Falcons
On December 9, 2024, Sapp signed with the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with Atlanta on January 6, 2025.[14] On June 2, Sapp was released by the Falcons.[15]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2023 | GB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
He is the son of former NFL player Benny Sapp II.