Edgar Bennett
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College: | Florida State | ||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||||||
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Edgar Bennett III (born February 15, 1969) is an
Early years
Bennett attended
, he was a Class 4A All-State running back, and was a SuperPrep All-Dixie selection.Playing career
College
Bennett attended Florida State University. He lined up primarily at fullback in a backfield that included future NFL running backs Amp Lee, Marquette Smith, William Floyd, Zach Crockett and Sean Jackson. When Lee was suspended for the Cotton Bowl, Bennett started at halfback. Bennett is considered one of the most versatile fullbacks in FSU history. His career all-purpose yardage totaled more than 2,300 on 389 touches, good for 20 touchdowns. He was an all-around player who ran a 4.5 40 and caught 93 passes for over 1,000 yards.[1]
National Football League
Green Bay Packers
Bennett was drafted in the fourth round (103rd overall) by the Packers in the
Chicago Bears
Bennett played with the Chicago Bears in 1998 and 1999 before retiring after the 1999 season.
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
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1992 | GB | 16 | 61 | 214 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 22 | 0 |
1993 | GB | 16 | 159 | 550 | 3.5 | 19 | 9 | 59 | 457 | 7.7 | 39 | 1 |
1994 | GB | 16 | 178 | 623 | 3.5 | 39 | 5 | 78 | 546 | 7.0 | 40 | 4 |
1995 | GB | 16 | 316 | 1,067 | 3.4 | 23 | 3 | 61 | 648 | 10.6 | 35 | 4 |
1996 | GB | 16 | 222 | 899 | 4.0 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 176 | 5.7 | 25 | 1 |
1997 | GB | 0 | did not play due to injury | |||||||||
1998 | CHI | 16 | 173 | 611 | 3.5 | 43 | 2 | 28 | 209 | 7.5 | 31 | 0 |
1999 | CHI | 16 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 34 | 0 |
Career | 112 | 1,115 | 3,992 | 3.6 | 43 | 21 | 284 | 2,245 | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
Coaching career
Green Bay Packers
Bennett rejoined the Packer organization in 2001 as director of player development. He later served as running backs coach for six seasons. In February 2011, Bennett was named wide receivers coach.[4] In February 2015, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy promoted Bennett to offensive coordinator.
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
On January 13, 2018, Bennett was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their wide receivers coach under head coach Jon Gruden. On February 2, 2022, the team announced it would retain Bennett under new head coach Josh McDaniels.
Personal life
Edgar's daughter Elyse Bennett was the seventh overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft to KC Current.[5]
References
- ^ "Edgar Bennett".
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Christl, Cliff. "Edgar Bennett". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Packers announce offensive coaching staff changes". Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ Morris, Matthew (January 11, 2022). "Washington State's Elyse Bennett made it to Kansas City Current her own way". BVM Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
External links
- Green Bay Packers bio Archived March 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine