Kayden Bennett
Illinois Fighting Illini
49
DepthDepth
Is Kayden Bennett starting?
Kayden Bennett is No. 4 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at JACK.
Freshman · #28
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- 11874Mason MuraginStarter
- 24068Ean Rhea
- 34849Carter Smith
- 42849Kayden BennettYou
Illinois Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten
- Jersey
- #28
- Class
- FR
Kayden Bennett is currently behind Mason Muragin at JACK on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 77 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 75-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 49. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −16 depth penalty
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10WMSUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 38-37 OT
Oct 3LPURTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 24-17
Sep 19WSIUTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 48-10
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WMSU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | LPUR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WSIU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kayden Bennett's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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