Bryan Bennett
American football player (born 1992)
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Bryan Alton Bennett (born March 6, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and Southeastern Louisiana Lions, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He was also a member of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Tarzana, California, U.S.
Bennett with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born | March 6, 1992 Tarzana, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California) | ||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2010–2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013–2014) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Early life
Bennett was born in Los Angeles, California, to Brian and Shyhra Bennett. He also has two sisters named Kristina and Hailey. Bennett attended Crespi Carmelite High School.[5]
College career
Bennett committed to the Oregon Ducks on June 18, 2009[6] where he played for two years, until he transferred to Southeastern Louisiana.[7]
College statistics
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
Oregon Ducks | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 25 | 46 | 369 | 54.3 | 6 | 0 | 164.8 | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20 | 37 | 211 | 54.1 | 3 | 3 | 112.5 | 39 | 165 | 4.2 | 6 |
Southeastern Louisiana Lions | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 215 | 354 | 3,165 | 60.7 | 21 | 11 | 149.2 | 183 | 1,046 | 5.7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 143 | 289 | 2,357 | 49.5 | 18 | 8 | 133.0 | 137 | 669 | 4.9 | 15 |
| NCAA career totals | 403 | 726 | 6,102 | 55.5 | 48 | 22 | 141.9 | 382 | 2,080 | 5.4 | 37 |
Professional career
Bennett signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2015 [9] until he was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2015.[10]
He was later signed to the practice roster by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 22, 2015.[11]
On November 28, 2016, Bennett signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL).[12] 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.[13] Bennet was released by the Roughriders on June 17, 2017, as the team trimmed its roster down for the start of the season.[14]
Bennett returned to the Blue Bombers when he signed with the team on May 24, 2018, at the start of training camp.[15]
Bennett was signed by the Roughriders on June 17, 2019.[16] 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.[17]
