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Jersey Number 87
Luke Benson
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chalfont, Pa.
- High School:
- Central Bucks West
Bio
Career Overview: Speedy tight end who excelled as a receiver and contributed on special teams during his three seasons at SU ... 2019 Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Third Team selection ... In his three seasons at Syracuse, appeared in 34 games with 19 catches for 261 yards (13.7 avg.) and five touchdowns. Also made seven tackles on special teams.
Sophomore Year (2021): Appeared in 11 games with three starts ... Caught five passes for 22 yards and made three tackles on special teams ... Caught one pass for five yards against Rutgers (9/11) ... Hauled in a season-high two catches for 12 yards against UAlbany (9/18) ... Missed the Liberty game due to injury ... Caught a pass against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Made a career-high two tackles against Boston College (10/30) ... Caught one pass for five yards against Pittsburgh (11/27).
Sophomore Year (2020): Appeared in every game as a tight end, making five starts, and also was a key special teams player … Made six catches for 63 yards and a touchdown … Made a tackle in kick coverage at Pittsburgh (9/19) … Hauled in his first catch of the year against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Made a 53-yard touchdown reception against Duke (10/10) … Caught passes in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (10/31) and Boston College (11/7) … Made a tackle in kick coverage at Louisville (11/20) … Tied a career-high with two catches against NC State (11/18).
Freshman Year (2019): Earned third-team freshman All-America honors from Pro Football Focus ... Played in all 12 games, starting twice ... Caught eight passes for 176 yards (22.0 avg.) and ranked third on the team with three touchdown receptions ... Posted two tackles as a member of the kickoff team ... Against Clemson (9/14), made the first two receptions of his career for a total of 26 yards ... Logged one special teams tackle versus Western Michigan (9/21) ... Had a 70-yard touchdown catch and one special teams tackle the next week against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Benson’s score was the second-longest TD reception by a Syracuse tight end, trailing only John Mackey’s 74-yarder versus Colgate in 1961 ... Against Boston College (11/2), had one catch for 12 yards ... At Duke (11/16), tied his personal-best with two catches for 28 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown ... Had an 11-yard reception at Louisville (11/23) ... Caught a 29-yard touchdown versus Wake Forest (11/30).
High School: Tight end and defensive end for head coaches Chaz Cathers and Rob Rowan … No. 36 Y-tight end in the Class of 2019 and No. 32 overall prospect from Pennsylvania, according to ESPN … Rated the No. 69 tight end in the nation and No. 34 prospect in the state by 247Sports.com … Three-time All-Suburban One League (SOL) selection at tight end, including first-team honors as a junior and senior … Also named to the All-SOL First Team at defensive end as a junior … PrepStar All-East Region honoree … As a senior captain, caught 12 passes for 202 yards (16.8 avg.) and four touchdowns … Finished his scholastic career with 23 catches for 404 yards (17.6 avg.) and six scores … Carded 66 career tackles, including nine sacks, on defense … Winner of the team’s 2018 Defensive “Trenchman” Award … Also played basketball and ran track … Was the SOL Continental Conference 100-meter dash champion as a junior and placed eighth at the state meet.
Personal: Luke Thomas Benson … Born on April 26, 2001 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania … Son of Grace and Steve Benson … One sister … Finance major.
Sophomore Year (2021): Appeared in 11 games with three starts ... Caught five passes for 22 yards and made three tackles on special teams ... Caught one pass for five yards against Rutgers (9/11) ... Hauled in a season-high two catches for 12 yards against UAlbany (9/18) ... Missed the Liberty game due to injury ... Caught a pass against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Made a career-high two tackles against Boston College (10/30) ... Caught one pass for five yards against Pittsburgh (11/27).
Sophomore Year (2020): Appeared in every game as a tight end, making five starts, and also was a key special teams player … Made six catches for 63 yards and a touchdown … Made a tackle in kick coverage at Pittsburgh (9/19) … Hauled in his first catch of the year against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Made a 53-yard touchdown reception against Duke (10/10) … Caught passes in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (10/31) and Boston College (11/7) … Made a tackle in kick coverage at Louisville (11/20) … Tied a career-high with two catches against NC State (11/18).
Freshman Year (2019): Earned third-team freshman All-America honors from Pro Football Focus ... Played in all 12 games, starting twice ... Caught eight passes for 176 yards (22.0 avg.) and ranked third on the team with three touchdown receptions ... Posted two tackles as a member of the kickoff team ... Against Clemson (9/14), made the first two receptions of his career for a total of 26 yards ... Logged one special teams tackle versus Western Michigan (9/21) ... Had a 70-yard touchdown catch and one special teams tackle the next week against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Benson’s score was the second-longest TD reception by a Syracuse tight end, trailing only John Mackey’s 74-yarder versus Colgate in 1961 ... Against Boston College (11/2), had one catch for 12 yards ... At Duke (11/16), tied his personal-best with two catches for 28 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown ... Had an 11-yard reception at Louisville (11/23) ... Caught a 29-yard touchdown versus Wake Forest (11/30).
High School: Tight end and defensive end for head coaches Chaz Cathers and Rob Rowan … No. 36 Y-tight end in the Class of 2019 and No. 32 overall prospect from Pennsylvania, according to ESPN … Rated the No. 69 tight end in the nation and No. 34 prospect in the state by 247Sports.com … Three-time All-Suburban One League (SOL) selection at tight end, including first-team honors as a junior and senior … Also named to the All-SOL First Team at defensive end as a junior … PrepStar All-East Region honoree … As a senior captain, caught 12 passes for 202 yards (16.8 avg.) and four touchdowns … Finished his scholastic career with 23 catches for 404 yards (17.6 avg.) and six scores … Carded 66 career tackles, including nine sacks, on defense … Winner of the team’s 2018 Defensive “Trenchman” Award … Also played basketball and ran track … Was the SOL Continental Conference 100-meter dash champion as a junior and placed eighth at the state meet.
Personal: Luke Thomas Benson … Born on April 26, 2001 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania … Son of Grace and Steve Benson … One sister … Finance major.
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