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Kechaun Bennett
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Kechaun Bennett
Photo by: Isabella Serafini
Kechaun Bennett - 2025 UCLA Football Headshot
Jersey Number 52

Kechaun Bennett

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    250
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Suffield, Conn.
  • Previous School:
    Suffield Academy / Michigan
Career Summary
Has been on the roster for five seasons at UCLA (2025) and Michigan (2021-24) ...veteran of 39 games at the collegiate levelย โ€ฆ has totaled 32 tackles (17-15-32), 4.0 tackles for loss (TFL), and one sack.ย 
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2025 (UCLA)
Played in 11 games, starting three, during his redshirt senior campaign at UCLA ... started in three of the Bruins' first four games, all at edge ... posted career highs across the board with 25 tackles (11-14-25), three TFLs, and one sack ... best performance of the year came at UNLV (Sept. 6), as he logged a season-high five tackles (2-3-5) as well as his only sack of the year, which went for a 13-yard loss ... had at least one tackle in all 11 of his outings ... had multiple tackles in his first five games, and in six games overall ... had four tackles against New Mexico (Sept. 12) ... posted three tackles and one TFL at Northwestern (Sept. 27) ... posted a TFL in UCLA's win over Maryland (Oct. 18) ... had three tackles on the road at No. 2 Indiana (Oct. 25).ย 

2024 (Michigan)
Appeared in all 13 games, including three at edge โ€ฆ made four tackles (3-1-4) โ€ฆ logged one quarterback hurry โ€ฆ shared Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on after blocking a punt to set up a score against Minnesota (Sept. 28) โ€ฆ recorded a pass breakup playing off the edge against Arkansas State (Sept. 14) โ€ฆ also played edge against Northwestern (Nov. 23) and Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31) โ€ฆ on field for 27 defensive snaps.
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2023 (Michigan)
Appeared in 11 games, including five at edge โ€ฆ made three solo tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss โ€ฆ recorded his first career TFL playing off the edge against Bowling Green (Sept. 16) โ€ฆ made two solo tackles playing at edge against Indiana (Oct. 14).
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2022 (Michigan)
Appeared in three games, including two at edge against Colorado State (Sept. 3) and Hawaiโ€™i (Sept. 10).
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2021 (Michigan)
Appeared in one contest as a reserve against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18).
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High School
Prepped at Suffield Academy (Suffield, Conn.) under head coach Drew Gamere โ€ฆ ranked as a four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN โ€ฆ rated as the No. 1 prospect in Connecticut and No. 13 weakside defensive end prospect in the 2021 class by Rivals โ€ฆ helped Suffield to a 9-0 record and the 2019 NEPSAC Bowl Championship his junior year โ€ฆ three-year starter and four-year varsity performer.
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Personal
Son of Cynthia and Kevin Bennett.
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