Rayshaun Benny

Class:
Senior
Position:
DL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
296
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Oak Park

Pronunciation

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 5 - vs. Fresno State (Aug. 31, 2024)
• Solos: 3, 3x - last at Washington (Oct. 5, 2024)
• Asst: 3, 2x - last vs. Fresno State (Aug. 31, 2024)
• TFLs: 2.0, 2x - vs. Fresno State (Aug. 31, 2024)
• Sacks: 1.0, 2x - vs. Fresno State (Aug. 31, 2024)
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: 2 - at Minnesota (Oct. 7, 2023)

At Michigan
• Four-time letter winner (2021-22-23-24)
• Has appeared in 43 games along the defensive line with four starts

Graduate Student (2025)
• Started and made one tackle against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Made two tackles including one for loss in a start at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in 11 games with two starts on the defensive line; made 29 tackles with 3.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Ohio State
• Generated two tackles for loss including an 11-yard sack among eight total stops against Fresno State (Aug. 31)
• Hurried the quarterback and made two tackles against Texas (Sept. 7)
• Delivered three tackles against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Made four tackles from the interior against USC (Sept. 21)
• Broke up a pass, shared a sack, and made three tackles against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Started as Washington (Oct. 5) as a nose tackle and played across the line, finishing with four tackles
• Made three stops playing along the interior against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Credited with one tackle playing along the interior at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Made one solo tackle for loss against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Assisted on two stops and broke up a pass at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Started at nose against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31) and finished with one tackle

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in 14 games along the defensive line with one start; made 27 tackles with 5.5 for loss including one sack, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble to earn his third varsity letter
• Three times shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Bowling Green, Indiana, at Penn State
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the defensive front against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the defensive line against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Notched four tackles including one for loss playing on the defensive interior against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Delivered a pair of tackles playing on the interior and on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Made his first career start on the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30) and notched three tackles
• Made two tackles including one for loss and broke up two passes playing on the interior at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14) delivered two tackles for loss among three total stops
• Played along the defensive front at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Made one assisted tackle against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Forced his first career fumble at Penn State (Nov. 11) and made three tackles including one for loss
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), made three stops with a shared tackle for loss
• Assisted on one tackle from the defensive interior against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Assisted on three tackles against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Played along the defensive line against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in 13 games along the defensive line; made 13 tackles to earn his second varsity letter
• Made one solo tackle playing along the defensive line against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Contributed two solo tackles playing along the interior against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Assisted on one stop from the interior defensive line against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Chipped in a pair of tackles while playing along the defensive interior against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Played along the defensive line against Michigan State (Oct. 29), at Iowa (Oct. 1), at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Made two assisted tackles playing along the defensive line at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Assisted on two tackles playing along the interior against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Assisted on one tackle from the interior defensive line against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Played along the defensive front and contributed on special teams at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Assisted on a stop from the inside against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Assisted on one tackle playing in the defensive line against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in three games along the defensive line, made three tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the offense to play Rutgers
• Assisted on one tackle in his U-M debut playing along the defensive line against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Played as a defensive lineman against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Credited with two solo tackles playing along the defensive line against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)

Prep
• Attended Oak Park High School (2021) coached by Greg Carter
• Helped Oak Park reach the district finals as a senior (2020)
• Instagram/Twitter: @rayshaunbenny / @rayshaun_benny

Key Statistics
• Played along both the offensive and defensive lines in high school
• Missed the first five games of his senior year after having knee surgery; returned and helped Oak Park win four playoff games
• Made 32 tackles, 11 TFLs and 5.5 sacks in five games
• Allowed no sacks upon his return, and sparked an offense that saw its scoring jump nearly 20 points per game over the second half of the season
• As a junior, contributed 75 tackles with five sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered
• Allowed only one sack playing along the offensive line as a junior

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the 191st overall prospect in the country, the No. 16 defensive tackle recruit and the No. 6 player in the state of Michigan
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 212 overall player in the nation, the No. 16 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 7 recruit in the state of Michigan
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 19 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 8 recruit in the state of Michigan
• Rivals.com four-star prospect; nation’s 98th-best prospect, the No. 9 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 5 player in Michigan
• Finalist for the 2020 State Champs! Anvil Award
• Detroit Free Press All-North Dream second team (2019) and honorable mention (2020)
• Two-time Detroit News Dream Team member (2019-20)
• MLive Dream Team member on offense (second team, 2019) and defense (2020)

Personal
• Rayshaun Benny was born May 8, 2002
• Son of Regina McCain
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies