Markail Benton

Position:
LB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Phenix City, Ala.
High School:
Central

Sophomore (2019)

Rotated in at middle linebacker and played in nine games, missing the Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Auburn and Michigan matchups ... totaled 19 tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard), to go with a pass breakup. Duke: Collected one tackle against the Blue Devils. New Mexico State: Finished with two tackles on the afternoon. South Carolina: Saw extensive time at middle linebacker, finishing with three tackles in Columbia. Texas A&M: Returned from injury and saw time at middle linebacker. Tennessee: Made one tackle from his linebacker post. Arkansas: Recorded two tackles on defense against the Razorbacks, including one for a loss (-1 yard). LSU: Saw extensive minutes in the top-five matchup, collecting a career-high eight tackles. Mississippi State: Worked on defense against the Bulldogs but did not record any stats. Western Carolina: Made two tackles on the day while adding a pass breakup from his linebacker post.

Redshirt Freshman (2018)

Physical middle linebacker who redshirted in his first season at UA ... earned a spot in the middle linebacker rotation and on special teams ... registered 14 tackles on the season in a reserve role. Louisville: Tied for third in tackles on the Crimson Tide defense, totaling four stops. Arkansas State: Recorded three tackles against the Red Wolves. Ole Miss: Collected a pair of tackles from his linebacker post. Texas A&M: Made one tackle on kickoff coverage against the Aggies. Louisiana: Registered one tackle on kickoff coverage to prevent a big gain by the ULL return man. Missouri: Saw time against the Tigers but did not collect any stats. Tennessee: Worked against the Volunteers but came away with no stats. LSU: Made one tackle on kickoff coverage in Baton Rouge. Mississippi State: Saw time against State but did not collect any stats. The Citadel: Worked on special teams against the Bulldogs. Auburn: Finished with one stop in the Iron Bowl. Georgia: Earned time on special teams against the Bulldogs. Oklahoma: Totaled one tackle on punt coverage against the Sooners. Clemson: Saw time in the title game but did not record any stats.

Freshman (2017)

Redshirted during his first season at The University of Alabama.

High School and Personal Data

Linebacker prospect from eastern Alabama who earned a unanimous four-star rating ... also tabbed as a top-12 linebacker candidate by all major recruiting outlets ... rated the No. 50 player in the ESPN300, the site's No. 3 outside linebacker nationally and No. 2 player in Alabama ... Scout.com rated him as the No. 6 inside linebacker nationally and No. 124 in the Scout300 ... 247Sports ranked him as the No. 7 outside linebacker nationally, the No. 6 player in Alabama and No. 157 in the Top247 ... the No. 12 outside linebacker nationally and No. 7 player in Alabama by Rivals while ranking 147th in the Rivals150 ... No. 98 nationally in the 247Composite, the No. 7 outside linebacker nationally and No. 3 player in Alabama ... No. 82 on the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team and the No. 5 outside linebacker ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game ... played in the 2016 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... participated in Nike's "The Opening" ... selected as an Alabama Class 7A first team All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) ... helped the Red Devils advance to the state semifinal in both his junior and senior seasons ... finished his career with 129 tackles, 70 solo stops, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks ... coached by Jamey DuBose at Central High School in Phenix City, Ala. ... chose Alabama over Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, LSU and South Carolina.