Justin Benton
North Texas Mean Green
76
Solid

Justin Benton

North Texas Mean GreenSolid
LDTDefenseSolidTRANSFER · East Carolina
Projected Starter

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Justin Benton is the projected starter at LDT for North Texas Mean Green.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Newton, ranked #634 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 19 tackles, 2 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #634 NatlTeam Share2%
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#15
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
East Carolina

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1920

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8786
National Rank
#634
High School
Newton
Hometown
Covington, GA

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 62th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 62% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 54% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Solid
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Team Role

19 tkl · 2 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement40%

Depth at LDT · North Texas Mean Green

  1. 11576Justin BentonStarter
  2. 22356Christian Lorenzo
  3. 39555Rudy Vargas Jr.
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.