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Jersey Number 95
Kivon Bennett
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 275
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Bio
First name is pronounced KUH-von.
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/28/19)
CAREER HONORS
PFF College National Defensive Team of the Week (10/4/20)PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/28/19)
CAREER
Talented pass rusher with a high motor who had a breakout year in 2019 … Has played in 28 games and made four starts.2020 – RS-JUNIOR
Leads team and is tied for second in the SEC with 7.5 TFLs ... Tied for team lead and fourth in SEC with 4.5 sacks ... Tied career highs in tackles (5) and sacks (2.0) while setting a new career high with 3.0 TFLs at #21 Auburn (11/21) ... Set a then new career high with two sacks at Arkansas (11/7) ... Had three tackles and tied a career high with 2.0 TFLs vs. Kentucky (10/17) ... Scored his first-career TD after recovering a fumble in the end zone on the game’s second play at #3 Georgia (10/10), and had three tackles in the game ... Recorded three tackles and a quarterback hurry in win over Missouri (10/3) ... Made his first-career start in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26), tying a career-high with five tackles while adding one quarterback hurry and half a sack.2019 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Valuable pass rusher who finished second on the Vols with 6.0 TFLs in addition to 27 tackles in 2019 ... Was outstanding against Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, totaling a career-best 2.0 TFLs, three tackles and one QBH (1/2) ... Posted two tackles, a TFL, sack and two QBH against Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Had five tackles at Kentucky, tying his career-high (11/9) ... Totaled three tackles and three QBH versus South Carolina (10/26) ... Set a career-high in tackles with five against No. 1 Alabama, including a TFL (10/19) ... Notched his first-career sack against Mississippi State (10/12) ... Earned his first-career start against BYU, setting a then new career-high with four tackles and a QBH (9/7) ... Recorded a then career-high three tackles in season opener versus Georgia State, including one TFL (8/31).2018 – SOPHOMORE
Redshirted ... Appeared in four games … Made two tackles … Saw action against West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri … Logged tackles against the Wildcats and Tigers.2017 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in four games as a true freshman … Recorded his first tackle as a Vol at Missouri (11/11) … First SEC action came against Alabama (10/21) ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Indiana State (9/9).HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star recruit by the 247 composite rankings … Starred at national powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas High School ... Helped the Raiders win their third straight state title in 2016 … Earned MVP honors in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series … Had 31 tackles and three sacks as a senior in 2016.PERSONAL
Full name is Kivon O’Landa Bennett … Born on Jan. 28, 1999 … Son of Cornelius and Kimberly Bennett … Father Cornelius was the No. 2 overall draft pick in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts after a decorated collegiate career at Alabama ... Cornelius made five Pro Bowls, was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year twice (1988 & 1991) and played in five Super Bowls during his 14-year NFL career … Majoring in communication studies ... Recipient of the Roy & Patsy Johnston Athletic Scholarship.FB | Joey Aguilar & Mike Matthews Postgame at Mississippi State (9.27.25)
Sunday, September 28
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Mississippi State (9.27.25)
Saturday, September 27
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. UAB (9.20.25)
Wednesday, September 24
FB | Braylon Staley Media Availability (9.23.25)
Tuesday, September 23
