2017 Football
Bennett, Lee
Jersey Number 2
Lee Bennett
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, Fla.
- High School:
- Leesburg HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2017 All-SoCon First Team (Coaches & Media)
- 2017 SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11)
- 2017 SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7)
- 2017 STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7)
Season-by-Season
2017
- Named a team captain as a senior
- Earned All-SoCon First Team honors
- Set program record with 110 total tackles
- Ranked 14th nationally and second in the SoCon with an average of 10.0 tackles per game
- Ranked eighth nationally with three fumble recoveries
- Added 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and two forced fumbles
- Recorded 16 tackles or more in three games
- Named STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against then-No. 17 The Citadel (Oct. 7): 16 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR
- Totaled a career-high 17 tackles at Furman (Oct. 21)
- Helped Mercer force five turnovers at Auburn (Sept. 16) with a fumble recovery; added nine tackles (5 solo) and one sack against the Tigers
2016
- Appeared in all 11 games as a junior
- Ranked second among all Bears with 63 tackles (19 solo, 44 assisted)
- Totaled 3.5 tackles for a loss and added one sack
- Recovered one fumble at Samford (Nov. 12)
- Totaled at least six tackles in six games, including season-best 11 tackles at VMI (Oct. 1)
2015
- Stepped into a starting role during sophomore season, playing all 11 games with nine starts
- Finished second on the team with 67 total tackles (23 solo, 44 assisted)
- Notched 3.5 tackles-for-loss and two interceptions
- Totaled team-best two fumble recoveries
- Named the team’s Defensive Player of the Week after tallying seven tackles including one for loss at Western Carolina (Oct. 10)
- Tabbed as Mercer’s Game Ball Award winner following five tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over ETSU (Oct. 17)
- Had a career-high 14 tackles and a fumble recovery vs. VMI (Oct. 24)
2014
- Played in 11 games as a backup linebacker after missing the season opener due to injury
- Ranked ninth on the team with 39 total tackles (19 solo, 20 assisted)
- Led the team with a season-high seven tackles and an interception in a win at Stetson (Sept. 13)
- Recorded three tackles, one TFL, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Samford (Oct. 4)
Before Mercer
High School
- Played football at Leesburg High School under head coach Randy Trivers
- Led the Yellow Jackets to an 8-4 record and a district championship in 2013
- Earned FHSAA 6A Third Team All-State recognition as a utility player
- Named the Leesburg’s Most Valuable Player and elected a team captain as a senior
Personal
- Born September 21, 1995 to Lee Bennett and Erica Sims in Leesburg, Fla.
- Has two younger brothers, Cameron and Bryce
- Chose Mercer because of the coaching staff and facilities
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Monday, September 08
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