Justin Benton

DL · #15 · North Texas · SR · 6'0" · 296 · Atlanta, GA

Projected DT starter

11 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

23 Career games (6 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	North Texas	6	6	11	0	0	0	0	0
2025	East Carolina	13	0	25	0.5	2	0	0	0
2024	Houston	1	0
2023	Houston	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0

Tackles per game 1.8 68

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 11.2% 45

Line yards per carry allowed 2.2 70

Sack rate 8.1% 83

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#628

Leighton Jones IOL · Brownsburg IOWA

#628

JeyQuan Smith ATH · Cajon USF

#634

Justin Benton DL · Newton HOU

#649

Bryce Lovett OT · Rockledge FLA

#650 Javious Bond ATH · Jones County ECU

DLs in the class

#64

Ashton Sanders Cathedral OKLA

#65

Trey Wilson Garland Lakeview Centennial BAY

#66

Justin Benton Newton HOU

#67

Kamari Burns Gahanna Lincoln CIN

#67

Djibril Rahman Cegep du Vieux RUTG

2026 · 0th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 76th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.