Name: Kechaun Bennett
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 220 lbs.
High school: Suffield (CT) Suffield Academy
Position: Defensive end
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: #52
Last year: Bennett was a senior in high school (LINK). His senior season was canceled due to COVID.
TTB Rating: 78
Connecticut high schoolers lost their 2021 season to COVID, which is unfortunate for them all. It also throws a little bit of a wrench into projecting them forward. I liked Bennett when he committed to Michigan, but I did not give him a TTB Rating. As a defensive lineman with skinny legs and a lot of weight to eventually add, he was not close to his physical ceiling as a junior in high school. But I do like his athleticism, quickness, and physicality.
As a freshman at Michigan who did not enroll early, my guess is that Bennett will remain raw and will need time to develop. He might even need more time than originally expected, considering he missed a full season of development. With Michigan’s move from a 4-man front to a 3-4, I think Bennett will become an outside linebacker where it seems Michigan has a fair amount of depth. The Wolverines should be able to give Bennett at least a year to train his body and mind for a role that could come once Aidan Hutchinson graduates after the 2021 season.
Prediction: Redshirt
You need to login in order to vote
You must belogged in to post a comment.