This is a 2023 photo of Benton Whitley of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team.  This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Tuesday, May 23 when this image was taken.  (AP Photo)

Benton Whitley

OLB

#51

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 24

Weight: 260 lbs

College: Holy Cross

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    0
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 Buccaneers L 17 - 20
12 Patriots W 10 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2023 Minnesota Vikings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

Benton Whitley signs to the Minnesota's active roster from Kansas City's practice squad, originally signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2022, before being waived on Aug. 30, 2022. The Springfield, Massachusetts, native attended Holy Cross from 2017-21, where he appeared in 42 games, registering 111 total tackles (79 solo), 26.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one forced fumble. The Crusader alum has notched several accolades in his collegiate career, earning First Team All-Patriot League (2019, 2020, 2021), Second Team All-ECAC (2019), Phil Steele's All-Patriot League First Team (2021), All-New England (2021), and received the 2021 Msgr. George S. L. Connor Award, presented annually to the person that Holy Cross players are most proud of as a teammate.

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