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Michael Bennett

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.

High School:
Alpharetta

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 205

Position:
SE

Birthdate:
12/12/1991

Experience:
2VL

04/09/2013

Bulldogs Nearing End Of Spring Practice

Bulldogs Nearing End Of Spring Practice

04/02/2013

Bulldogs Team up with Food Bank of NE Georgia for G-Day Game

Bulldogs Team up with Food Bank of NE Georgia for G-Day Game

01/10/2013

Richt Recaps 2012 Season, Looks Ahead to 2013

Richt Recaps 2012 Season, Looks Ahead to 2013

11/26/2012

SEC Championship Game Notes

SEC Championship Game Notes

11/20/2012

Richt, Bulldogs Discuss Georgia Tech

Richt, Bulldogs Discuss Georgia Tech

Career Highs: 8 receptions at Missouri in 2012
*110 receiving yards vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012
*Long reception of 67 yards vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012
*2 TD receptions vs. Tennessee in 2012
*Long TD reception of 67 yards vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012
*1 punt return vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011
*5 punt return yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011
*Long punt return of 5 yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011

Career: 1-100 yard receiving game

2012: Appeared in five games making three starts.
*Suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during practice on Oct. 2 and will miss the remainder of the season.
*Had a team-high five catches for 70 yards and a career-high two touchdowns vs. Tennessee.
*Led the team with a career-high 110 yards receiving on four catches, including a career-long touchdown catch of 67 yards vs. Florida Atlantic.
*Caught a career-best eight passes at Missouri for 79 yards, including a then-career-long reception of 22 yards.
*Had five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown vs. Buffalo.
*Named to Phil Steele Midseason All-SEC Second Team.
*Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship and the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship.

2011: One of team's Newcomer of the Year Award recipients (offense).
*Appeared in 14 games making four starts and catching 32 passes for 320 yards and five TDs.
*Caught two passes for 20 yards and a TD at No. 21 Georgia Tech.
*Led team with five receptions for 50 yards and a TD vs. No. 24 Auburn.
*Started vs. Florida and caught two passes for 25 yards and a TD.
*At Vanderbilt, started and led team with seven receptions for 89 yards and recorded a tackle.
*Hauled in first three receptions of his career for 24 yards and a TD vs. No. 12 South Carolina.
*Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall semester.
*Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship.

2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team.
*Recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship.
*Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll and earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for summer semester.

High School: Alpharetta, coached by Jason Dukes...North-South All-Star Game...SuperPrep All-Dixie Team...PrepStar All-Region team....2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 and Honorable Mention Class AAAAA All-State team...All-Region and All-Area for WR play... Scout.com three-Star prospect; #81 RB in the Country...DawgPost #39 Player in Georgia... Rivals.com three-star prospect; #55 Wide Receiver; #30 player in Georgia... ESPN three-star recruit...MaxPreps calls Bennett one of the most underrated WR prospects in Georgia...varsity football team captain and team's Offensive Player of the Year in '08 and '09.....as a senior accounted for 1,084 yards and caught 52 passes for 645 yards and seven TDs....he also recorded 35 tackles on defense....as a junior he caught 22 passes for 533 yards and five TDs.

Personal: MICHAEL BENNETT; Born: Dec. 12, 1991; Major: Sport Management.


Receiving
Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG
2011 14/4 32 320 10.0 22.9 5 27 AU
2012 5/3 24 345 14.4 69.0 4 67 FAU
Total 19/7 56 665 11.9 35.0 9 67 FAU
Punt Returns
Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG
2011 1 5 5.0 0 5 CCU
2012 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 5 5.0 0 5 CCU
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