| 2006: Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference first team offensive lineman…First team postseason all-South Atlantic Conference… Winner of South Atlantic Conference’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding offensive lineman… DAKTRONICS First Team all-Southeast Region… DAKTRONICS Second Team All-America… First Team Associated Press Little All-America… D2football.com first team all-Southeast Region… D2football.com first team All-American… Don Hansen’s Football Gazette first team all-Southeast Region… Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American…Played in 12 games, all as a starter.
2005: Played in eight of nine games, starting six ... named to the 2005 All-South Atlantic Conference first team after being named to the preseason All-SAC team the prior summer ... named to the D2football.com All-Southeast Region team ... participated in 555 plays, grading out at 82% ... had 50 knockdowns and 49 cuts at right tackle.
2004: Was an outstanding addition to the Newberry squad, starting every game at right tackle ... in on 802 plays ... led the offensive line with 67 pancake blocks ... graded out at 86.5% for the year on passing plays.
Prior to Newberry: Redshirted at the University of Tennessee in 2002 ... part of #4-rated recruiting class in the nation that season.
High School: Started three years at the Peddie School (Hightstown, N.J.) under coach Frank DeLaurentis. Member of several prep All-American teams and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... member of state championship teams in both football and baseball ... also participated in soccer and basketball at Peddie.
Personal: Born June 30, 1983, in Tilburg, Netherlands ... son of Ed and Holly Benedict. | 
