Benny Sapp III (born June 27, 2000) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers and Minnesota.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | June 27, 2000 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) | ||||
| College: | Minnesota (2018–2019) Northern Iowa (2020–2022) | ||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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College career
editIn Sapp's career for the Golden Gophers he played in six game notching eight total tackles.[3] After two seasons for Minnesota, Sapp decided to transfer to play for the Northern Iowa Panthers.[4]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.62 s | 1.62 s | 2.63 s | 4.48 s | 7.27 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Sapp signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.[6] In the final preseason game versus the Seattle Seahawks, Sapp intercepeted a pass.[7] Sapp made his NFL debut in Week 11 of the 2023 season playing eight snaps in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers.[8] He was elevated to the active roster for Week 12 on November 22, 2023, and Week 16.[9][10] Sapp was signed to the active roster on December 30.[11] He was released on August 27, 2024.[12]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2023 | GB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
editHe is the son of former player Benny Sapp II.
References
edit- ^ "Benny Sapp III". National Football League. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Benny Sapp III". Packers.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Benny Sapp III College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Benny Sapp III". Northern Iowa University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Benny Sapp III College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Huber, Bill (May 16, 2023). "Benny Sapp III Survives Painful Path in Following Father to NFL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Halliburton, Suzanne. "Benny Sapp III seals Packers preseason win over Seahawks with clutch interception". On3.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Benny Sapp III". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign WR Bo Melton, RB James Robinson to active roster". Packers.com. November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Packers elevate WR Bo Melton and S Benny Sapp III for gameday". Packers.com. December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign S Benny Sapp III to active roster". Packers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 27, 2024.