Jake Bennett

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Jake Bennett - 2016 Football - Action Shot

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Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
290
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Lakewood, Colo.
High School:
Bear Creek HS

2017 (Senior): Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games at center, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... Behind Bennett and the offensive line, quarterback Nick Stevens ranked 13th among all FBS players with 3,799 passing yards, while running back Dalyn Dawkins ranked 19th in the country with 1,399 rushing yards... The Rams' third-down conversion percentage of 50.3 percent ranked second in the country and their 305 total first downs ranked eighth.

The Rams offense scored 58 points in the season-opener against Oregon State (Aug. 26), the most in school history against a Power 5 opponent.
Helped the Rams put up 23 points against No. 1-ranked Alabama, the most points allowed by the Tide against a non-Power 5 conference opponent since 2007.
- The Rams offensive line did not allow a sack against the Crimson Tide, a unit that ranked third in the country with 3.6 sacks per game.
- Colorado State converted 10-of-17 third downs (58.8 percent) against an Alabama defense that ranked eighth in the country in third-down defense in 2016.
Blocked for 610 yards of total offense in the win over Hawai'i (Sept. 30) which is the most under Head Coach Mike Bobo.
In a win over Nevada (Oct. 14), the Rams' offense eclipsed the 600-yard mark for the third time this season, going for 608.
- Quarterback Nick Stevens passed for 384 yards while running back Dalyn Dawkins rushed for a career-high 191 yards.
Blocked for 570 yards of total offense and 52 points against a Boise State defense that entered the game ranked 15th in the country in total defense (Nov. 11).
Made way for 305 passing yards and 301 rushing yards en route to the Rams' fourth 600-yard performance of the season in a blowout win over San Jose State (Nov. 18).

Named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List prior to the start of his senior season.

2016 (Junior): Named second-team All-Mountain West by vote of media and coaches... Named to Phil Steele's All-MW second team... Started all 13 games at center... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... Colorado State's offense ranked 12th in the country in passing efficiency, 31st in rushing offense, 28th in scoring offense and 30th in total offense... Behind the Rams' offensive line, quarterback Nick Stevens ranked fifth in the country and first in the Mountain West with a 171.3 passer efficiency rating... Blocked for three primary running backs whom all had 90+ rush attempts on the season, and a combined 2,199 total yards... Rams' offense ranked fourth in the country in Red Zone offense with a 94.3 percent success rate and 38th in the country with a 59.1 percent 4th down conversion percentage... The offensive line allowed just one sack in the final six games of the season.

Helped block for 569 total yards of total offense, including 245 on the ground, in a 47-21 win over UNC (Sept. 17).
Blocked for 369 yards of total offense against Minnesota (Sept. 24), the most that the 35th ranked defense in FBS had allowed at that point of the season.
Blocked for quarterback Collin Hill's career-high 370 passing yards against Wyoming (Oct. 1).
Helped block for 464 yards of total offense against a Utah State defense that ranked 29th in the country in yards allowed (Oct. 8).
The Rams became just the second team this season to rush for 100+ yards against Boise State (Oct. 15), with 184 total yards on the ground.
At Air Force (Nov. 12), blocked for a 300-yard passer in Nick Stevens, 200-yard receiver in Michael Gallup and 100-yard rusher in Dalyn Dawkins, the first such game in CSU history.
Blocked for a trio of 100-yard running backs against New Mexico (Nov. 19), a game in which the Rams also posted a season-high 576 yards of total offense.
The Rams scored 63 points and put up 507 yards of total offense against a San Diego State defense that came into the game ranked eighth in the country in total defense and averaged 16.9 points allowed per game (Nov. 26).
Blocked for a season-high 600 yards of total offense in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22), including a school-record 265 receiving yards for Bisi Johnson and a career-high 445 passing yards for quarterback Nick Stevens.

2015 (Sophomore): Started all 13 games on the offensive line, appearing at both center and left guard... Helped block for an offense that ranked third in the Mountain West with 417.0 yards per game, and was among the nation’s leaders for tackles for loss allowed (4.62 per game; 11th), sacks allowed (1.17 per game; 22nd), third-down conversions (46.0 percent, 20th), fourth-down conversions (58.8 percent, 36th), first downs (23.15 per game, 33rd) and red-zone offense (87 percent, 44th).

Helped block for a season-high 598 yards of total offense, including 217 on the ground, in a 65-13 win over Savannah State (Sept. 5).
Made way for a season-most 325 rushing yards in a win over UNLV (Nov. 14).
Blocked for quarterback Nick Stevens' then career-high 310-yard performance in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl vs. Nevada (Dec. 29).

2014 (Freshman): Started the first three games at center before injuring his knee during a bye-week practice the week of Sept. 15.

Made his first collegiate start in a season-opening win over Colorado (Aug. 29)… Paved the way for 266 yards on the ground in the victory.
Helped the Rams rack up 676 yards of total offense against UC Davis (Sept. 13), the third-most total yards in a single game in CSU history.
The Rams allowed just three sacks in his three starts at center.

2013 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first collegiate season.

High School:

Is a 2013 graduate of Bear Creek High School in Lakewood, Colo.
Earned All-Colorado first-team honors as a senior in 2012, in addition to an honorable mention nod in 2011.
Served as team captain in 2012.
Helped protect two young quarterbacks and a young backfield that produced 11 rushing TDs on the year.
In the Bears’ 7-4 season of 2011, he helped block for a 2,000-yard passer and a rushing attack that galloped for nearly 2,000 yards and 22 touchdowns.
For the second consecutive season, the Bears advanced to the second round of the Colorado state playoffs before falling, 21-14, to Mullen.
Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals and Scout.
Head football coaches were Tom Thennel and Zach Morris.

Personal: Born April 4, 1995 in Denver, Colo. ... Parents are Bryan and Cathy Bennett... Has an older brother, Austin, who plays football at Colorado Mesa University... Majoring in communication studies and minoring in business administration.