Ty Benefield
LSU Tigers
96
Legend

Ty Benefield

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NBDefenseLegendTRANSFER · Boise State
Projected Starter

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Ty Benefield is the projected starter at NB for LSU Tigers.

Senior · #2 · 6'3", 208 lbs

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Depth at NB · LSU Tigers

  1. 1296Ty BenefieldStarter
  2. 23175CJ Jimcoily

LSU Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Bray HubbardAlabama · FSKJ BoldenGeorgia · SSAndre Jordan Jr.Auburn · RCB

Up next for LSU

LSU plays Alabama at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Legend-Tier Production

A 3-star recruit out of Crean Lutheran, ranked #982 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 105 tackles, 2 INT, 3 PBU. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 96 overall (Legend tier).

Recruit3★ · #982 NatlTeam Share10%Percentile97th
Altadena, CA
Jersey
#2
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
208 lbs
Transfer
Boise State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—10523

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
0.8650
National Rank
#982
High School
Crean Lutheran
Hometown
Irvine, CA

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 97th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.90 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 96. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 97% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 15% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WAUBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-17

Oct 17WMSSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 31-0

Oct 10LUKTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 35-34 OT

Oct 3WMCNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-14

Sep 26WTA&MTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-6

Sep 19LMISSTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-24

Sep 12WLTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-14

Sep 6WCLEMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 51-10

Ty Benefield's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Legend
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Team Role

Tackling Machine
105 tkl · 3 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.