Michael Benefield

RB·Kennesaw State·2024

Michael Benefield is a Committee Back for Kennesaw State. Michael's 2024 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 128 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.52
Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.41
Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Michael Benefield's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Rushing

542 Rush yards5 Rush TD138 Carries3.9 Yards/carry

Receiving

5 Receptions15 Rec yards0 Rec TD3.0 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs RB peers

Efficiency0
Volume54
Explosiveness18
Consistency11
Receiving15

Player type

Committee Back

Part of a rotation — contributes in a complementary role and keeps the featured back fresh.

Rotational roleSituational use

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency11th %ile · below avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.12 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 0.42 EPA/play in Wk 6 vs Jacksonville State (SP+ -1).

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗

Contributor

Rotational contributor. Smaller collective or local deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
1	@UTSA	L16-28	2.2	3	6	2.0	0	—	—	—	-0.20
2	vsLouisiana	L10-34	4.8	9	31	3.4	0	—	—	—	-0.12
3	@San José State	L10-31	-5.5	12	33	2.8	0	2	6	0	-0.02
5	vsUT Martin	L13-24	—	6	12	2.0	0	—	—	—	-0.85
6	vsJacksonville State	L24-63	-1.0	17	112	6.6	1	—	—	—	0.42
8	@Middle Tennessee	L5-14	-24.4	12	48	4.0	0	—	—	—	-0.21
9	vsLiberty	W27-24	0.2	16	54	3.4	1	1	0	0	-0.01
10	@Western Kentucky	L14-31	-2.2	16	98	6.1	1	1	7	0	0.34
11	@UTEP	L35-43	-22.7	17	31	1.8	1	1	2	0	-0.16
12	vsSam Houston	L17-23	-6.9	13	43	3.3	1	—	—	—	0.03
13	vsFlorida International	W27-26	-12.1	8	38	4.8	0	—	—	—	-0.37
14	@Louisiana Tech	L0-33	-11.6	9	36	4.0	0	—	—	—	-0.10

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

18.8%

Passing plays

1.6%

Rushing plays

31.1%

Standard downs

22.5%

Passing downs

12.6%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: -0.03
Passing downs: -0.08
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.26 / -0.06

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).