Keeanu Benton

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 25

Weight: 309 lbs

College: Wisconsin

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Year

Season

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2nd Half	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Home Games	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Margin 0-7	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST
Ahead	1	3	2	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	1	3	2	1
Tied	1	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST
4th Quarter	1	1	0	1
4th Quarter within 7	1	1	0	1
3rd Quarter	1	2	2	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Grass	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 51 career regular-season games (40 starts) in three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2023-25)
Has registered 122 tackles (57 solo), 7.5 sacks, one interception, nine passes defensed, 28 quarterback hits, nine tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
Collected his first career sack in Week 3 of 2023 (at Las Vegas)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 5 of 2023 (vs. Baltimore)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 51 career regular-season games (40 starts) in three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2023-25)
Has registered 122 tackles (57 solo), 7.5 sacks, one interception, nine passes defensed, 28 quarterback hits, nine tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
Collected his first career sack in Week 3 of 2023 (at Las Vegas)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 5 of 2023 (vs. Baltimore)

2025 (STEELERS)

Played in 17 regular-season games (17 starts)
Registered 51 tackles (25 solo), 5.5 sacks, one pass defensed, 12 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss and one forced fumble
His 5.5 sacks were tied for the 11th-most by a defensive tackle in 2025
Recorded single-season career highs in tackles, solo stops, sacks, quarterback hits and tackles for loss
Registered a career-best seven tackles (three solo) in Week 10 at L.A. Chargers; added 1.0 sack and two quarterback hits and two tackles for loss
Equaled his career-best seven tackles (four solo) in Week 18 vs. Baltimore
Recorded 1.5 sacks, three quarterback hits and one tackle for loss in Week 4 vs. Minnesota (Dublin)
Added 1.0 sack in Week 7 at Cincinnati, Week 9 vs. Indianapolis and Week 16 at Detroit
Registered multiple quarterback hits in four games

2024 (STEELERS)

Played in 17 regular-season games (14 starts) and made his first career playoff start
Totaled 36 tackles (16 solo), 1.0 sack, one interception, six passes defensed, eight quarterback hits, two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
His six passes defensed were tied with Trey Hendrickson and Jalen Carter for the second-most in the NFL among defensive linemen, trailing only his teammate Cameron Heyward, who led the League with 11 batted passes
Recorded his first career interception in Week 14 vs. Cleveland
Tallied one quarterback hit in five consecutive games to start the season (Weeks 1-5)

2023 (STEELERS)

Played in 17 regular-season games (nine starts)
Registered 36 tackles (16 solo), 1.0 sack, two passes defensed, eight quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and one tackle for loss
Collected his first career start in Week 3 at Las Vegas
Recorded a career-high six tackles (three solo), two quarterback hits, and one pass defensed in Week 10 vs. Green Bay
Registered two quarterback hits in both Week 7 at L.A. Rams and Week 17 at Seattle
Forced fumbles in both Week 4 at Houston and Week 13 vs. Arizona

COLLEGE

Appeared in 45 games (36 starts) at Wisconsin (2019-22)
Recorded 82 tackles (44 solo), 19.0 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
2022 All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
2021 All-Big Ten second team (coaches)
2021 All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Played and started all 12 regular season games at nose tackle in 2022
Registered 36 tackles, 10.0 TFLs and 4.5 sacks as a senior
Totaled five tackles, three solo, at Ohio State
Recorded 2.0 sacks vs. Illinois
Registered four tackles and recorded a sack vs. Maryland
Logged another sack, and four solo tackles, at Nebraska
Totaled 7.0 TFLs over the season's final four games
PERSONAL
Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
First-team All-State by Associated Press as a senior
All-Region and All-Big Eight Conference as a senior
Named Janesville Gazette All-Area Player of the Year
Finished senior season with 75 tackles, 7.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery
Two-time state qualifier in wrestling, finishing as Division 1 runner-up at 285 pounds as a junior with a 48-2 record
Coach was Adam Bunderson
Parents are La'Tasha Benton and Troy Rodriguez

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