2026 Football Roster

Aiden Benton

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 250
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Clayton, Ga.
  • High School Lovejoy
  • Prev School Georgia Military College

Biography

2025: Appeared in all 13 games, starting seven as an edge defender … Ended the season with 41 tackes, 6.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hurries while also forcing two fumbles … Started seven of the final eight games … Completed a season-high seven tackle game against James Madison on the road … Second in sacks on the team, with 1.5 sacks against Lindenwood … Totaled 1.0 sacks against Georgia State and Marshall while contributing half a sack against Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern (in the bowl game).

Prior to App State: Totaled 52 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and two forced fumbles as a junior college redshirt freshman at Georgia Military, which finished a 10-2 season in the NJCAA DI Football Championship semifinal game … Had two games this season with eight tackles, with two tackles for loss in a 40-35 win against Lackawanna College … Redshirted during the 2023 season at West Georgia … At Lovejoy High School in Georgia, played outside linebacker and defensive end, helping the team record an 8-4 record and a 6-1 mark in the region as a senior … Had 90 tackles as a senior, including 44 solo stops and 12.0 sacks … Tallied 32.0 tackles for loss and 28 QB hurries en route to being named the Region 3 6-A Defensive Player of the Year … Made the all-state team from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia High School Football Daily and Recruit Georgia.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 255 lbs
  • 33

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 250 lbs
    33
  • 2026Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 250 lbs