Kennesaw State University Athletics

CAREER HONORS:
2015: Team Offensive Player of the Game vs. Point (10/10)

2015 (JUNIOR): One of the top featured backs while starting all 11 games…Finished second on team with 649 rushing yards on 70 carries, averaging 59.0 yards a game…Averaged 9.3 yards a carry and scored three rushing TDs…Had two 100-yard rushing games…Also caught nine passes for 268 yards and two scores while averaging 29.8 yards per reception…Placed second on the club with 921 all-purpose yards…Averaged 83.7 all-purpose yards a game…Had one kickoff return for four yards…Ranked eighth in the Big South Conference in rushing yards per game, total rushing yards and all-purpose yards…Rushed seven times for 87 yards in inaugural game at East Tennessee State (9/3)…Had first career reception for 14 yards and totaled 44 rushing yards on six carries versus Shorter (9/19)…Had career-high 155 yards rushing on eight carries and a TD at Dayton (9/26)…Opened the game with a school-record 80-yard run for a score on first play from scrimmage versus the Flyers…Totaled 70 yards, had career-high two rushing TDs, caught two passes for career-high 90 yards, including a 69-yard TD reception, while totaling 160 all-purpose yards versus Point (10/10)…Produced second 100-yard rushing game of the season versus Monmouth (10/31) after totaling 124 yards on six carries…Also had one reception for 19 yards.  

TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE: 2014: Enjoyed a standout sophomore season, earning NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American and first team Region XIV All-Conference honors…Ranked second in the conference with 130.7 yards per game and 7.0 yards per rush…Finished second in the conference with 1,438 yards and topped the league with 24 rushing TDs…Had eight 100-plus rushing games, including two 200-plus yard games…Scored a season-high five rushing TDs and totaled 154 yards during a 72-65 victory over Blinn College (9/6)…Logged a season-high 231 yards on 15 carries and scored four TDs at Navarro College (10/18)…Recorded five catches out of the backfield for 93 yards and had a TD reception on the season. Tyler finished the year with an 8-3 overall record, including a 4-2 mark in conference play…2013: Played in 10 games and rushed for 276 yards on 53 carries and scored one TD…Also had one reception for six yards…Capped freshman season by rushing for 117 yards and 1 TD during a 47-21 win over Garden City in the Football Capital of Kansas Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport (baseball, football, basketball) athlete at Rusk High School in Rusk, Texas…2012: Earned all-state and all-district honors as a senior…Rushed for 1,456 yards and 15 TD…2011: Named team Offensive Most Valuable Player after totaling 1,486 rushing yards and scoring 23 TDs.

PERSONAL: Born January 4, 1994 in Crockett, Texas…A resident of Rusk, Texas…Attended Rusk High School…Mother is Niki Bennett and grandmother is Carolyn Bennett.