Earl Bennett

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Earl Bennett

Earl Bennett (#10) celebrates a touchdown with teammate Marlon White.
Chicago Bears — No. 85
Wide receiver
Date of birth: March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23) (age 21)
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 228 lb (103 kg)
National Football League debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
College: Vanderbilt
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70
 Teams:
Current status: Unsigned Draft Pick
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements

Earl Bennett (born March 23, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He currently holds the SEC record for most career receptions.

During his first season with Vanderbilt, he worked with quarterback Jay Cutler, who would later be drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Vanderbilt's win-loss record in the three years before Earl joined the team was 6-28. In the 2+ seasons since Bennett's arrival, the Commodores have compiled a 14-17 record.

The Chicago Bears chose Bennett in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He will join former Vanderbilt teammate Chris Williams, who was the Bears' first round pick in the same draft, in Chicago.

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[edit] Career stats

Receiving Rushing
Year REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD
2005 79 876 11.1 41 9 5 11 2.2 14 0
2006 82 1146 14.0 77 6 5 11 2.2 11 0
2007 75 830 11.0 54 5 10 22 2.2 15 0
Totals 236 2852 12.1 77 20 20 44 2.2 15 0

[edit] Records

  • He set the Southeastern Conference record for career receptions with 236.
  • He has totaled more receptions than any other Southeastern Conference receiver after two years. [1]
  • He set the school record with 223 receiving yards against the Richmond Spiders in the Commodores' 2007 opening season win.
  • He is the first ever SEC receiver to record 75 receptions in three different seasons.[2]

[edit] Awards and honors

  • 2005- First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
  • 2005- Second Team All-SEC (AP)
  • 2005- First Team SEC All Freshman Team
  • 2005- Sporting News Second Team Freshman All American
  • 2005- Scout.com First Team All American
  • 2005- Rivals.com Second Team All American
  • 2006- Rivals.com Third Team All American[3]
  • 2006- First Team All-SEC (AP)[4]
  • 2006- Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)[5]
  • 2006- Rivals.com First Team All-SEC[6]
  • 2006- Scout.com First Team All-SEC[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2006 Rivals.com All American Team. Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
  2. ^ Earl Bennett Named First Team All-SEC (info updated for accuracy). Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
  3. ^ 2006 Rivals.com All Americans.
  4. ^ 2006 AP All-SEC Team.
  5. ^ 2006 Coaches' All-SEC Team.
  6. ^ 2006 Rivals.com All-SEC Team.
  7. ^ 2006 Scout.com All-SEC Team.

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