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8 Christian Bennett

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newark, N.J.
  • Highschool University

Biography

2024 (JUNIOR): Jumped into the starting lineup at corner ... Posted 40 tackles, including a career-high eight at Rowan (10/12) ... Notched first career interception in season-opening win over Eastern (9/7) ... Forced two fumbles and recovered another ... Fourth on the team with four pass break-ups, three of them coming against Franklin & Marshall (9/14) 

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in six games as part of the cornerback rotation ... Racked up 19 tackles, including 10 solo stops ... Forced a fumble and had one pass breakup ... Finished with six tackles and a forced fumble at F&M (9/21) ... Matched season high with six stops in the win at Salisbury (10/28) ... Registered four tackles in the season finale versus Christopher Newport (11/10)

2022 (FRESHMAN): Key special teams player who saw some time at cornerback ... Made a tackle against Salisbury (10/22) and Kean (11/11)

BEFORE TCNJ: Played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track in high school ... Played at East Side High School and West Side High School in Newark ... Two-time first-team all-conference defensive lineman ... National Honor Society member ... Principal's List and Super Honor Roll student

WHY TCNJ? It was the best option financially and academically

PERSONAL: Birthday is December 8 ... Parents are Vincent and Tamara Bennett ... Considers fashion as a hobby ... Favorite athletes are Isaiah Simmons and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah ... Comes from a Jamaican family

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2022Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 183 lbs
    35
  • 12

    2023Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 183 lbs
    12
  • 8

    2024Junior

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    8
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