Cedric Benson

Cedric Myron Benson

Position: RB

5-11, 227lb (180cm, 102kg)

Born: December 28, 1982 in Midland, TX

Died: August 17, 2019 in Austin, TX

College: Texas (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 36 (2998th overall since 1960)

High School: Midland Lee (TX)

Draft: Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Twitter: @Cedric_Benson

SUMMARY

Career

Rush

1600

Yds

6017

Y/A

3.8

FantPt

863.0

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
2005	23	CHI	RB	32	9	1	67	272	0	12	36	4.1	30.2	7.4	1	1	3	3.0	0	0	3	0.1	0.3	100.0%	3.0	68	4.0	275	0	1	2
2006	24	CHI	RB	32	15	0	157	647	6	35	30	4.1	43.1	10.5	10	8	54	6.8	0	2	22	0.5	3.6	80.0%	5.4	165	4.2	701	6	0	5
2007	25	CHI	RB	32	11	11	196	674	4	34	43	3.4	61.3	17.8	27	17	123	7.2	0	6	19	1.5	11.2	63.0%	4.6	213	3.7	797	4	3	5
2008	26	CIN	RB	32	12	10	214	747	2	36	46	3.5	62.3	17.8	26	20	185	9.3	0	6	79	1.7	15.4	76.9%	7.1	234	4.0	932	2	2	3
2009	27	CIN	RB	32	13	13	301	1251	6	57	42	4.2	96.2	23.2	24	17	111	6.5	0	5	19	1.3	8.5	70.8%	4.6	318	4.3	1362	6	1	9	AP CPoY-4
2010	28	CIN	RB	32	16	16	321	1111	7	59	26	3.5	69.4	20.1	37	28	178	6.4	1	9	24	1.8	11.1	75.7%	4.8	349	3.7	1289	8	7	7
2011	29	CIN	RB	32	15	15	273	1067	6	51	42	3.9	71.1	18.2	22	15	82	5.5	0	3	11	1.0	5.5	68.2%	3.7	288	4.0	1149	6	5	7
2012	30	GNB	RB	32	5	5	71	248	1	10	11	3.5	49.6	14.2	15	14	97	6.9	0	5	18	2.8	19.4	93.3%	6.5	85	4.1	345	1	1	3
Career					96	71	1600	6017	32	294	46	3.8	62.7	16.7	162	120	833	6.9	1	36	79	1.3	8.7	74.1%	5.1	1720	4.0	6850	33	20	41
4 yrs		CIN			56	54	1109	4176	21	203	46	3.8	74.6	19.8	109	80	556	7.0	1	23	79	1.4	9.9	73.4%	5.1	1189	4.0	4732	22	15	26
3 yrs		CHI			35	12	420	1593	10	81	43	3.8	45.5	12.0	38	26	180	6.9	0	8	22	0.7	5.1	68.4%	4.7	446	4.0	1773	10	4	12
1 yr		GNB			5	5	71	248	1	10	11	3.5	49.6	14.2	15	14	97	6.9	0	5	18	2.8	19.4	93.3%	6.5	85	4.1	345	1	1	3

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2006	24	CHI	RB	3	0	38	104	1	8	12	2.7	34.7	12.7	4	3	24	8.0	0	1	11	1.0	8.0	75.0%	6.0	41	3.1	128	1	1
2009	27	CIN	HB	1	1	21	169	1	5	47	8.0	169.0	21.0	3	3	12	4.0	0	0	5	3.0	12.0	100.0%	4.0	24	7.5	181	1	0
2011	29	CIN	HB	1	1	7	14	1	1	7	2.0	14.0	7.0	2	1	-2	-2.0	0	0	-2	1.0	-2.0	50.0%	-1.0	8	1.5	12	1	0
Career				5	2	66	287	3	14	47	4.3	57.4	13.2	9	7	34	4.9	0	1	11	1.4	6.8	77.8%	3.8	73	4.4	321	3	1
2 yrs		CIN		2	2	28	183	2	6	47	6.5	91.5	14.0	5	4	10	2.5	0	0	5	2.0	5.0	80.0%	2.0	32	6.0	193	2
1 yr		CHI		3	0	38	104	1	8	12	2.7	34.7	12.7	4	3	24	8.0	0	1	11	1.0	8.0	75.0%	6.0	41	3.1	128	1	1

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2005	23	CHI	RB	32	9	1			0			0	1	1	0	0	0.0
2007	25	CHI	RB	32	11	11			0			0	3	2	0	0	0.0
2008	26	CIN	RB	32	12	10			0			0	2	1	0	0	0.0
2009	27	CIN	RB	32	13	13			0			0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0
2010	28	CIN	RB	32	16	16			0			0	7	1	0	0	0.0
2011	29	CIN	RB	32	15	15			0			0	5	2	0	0	0.0
2012	30	GNB	RB	32	5	5			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					96	71			0			0	20	8	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0
4 yrs		CIN			56	54			0			0	15	5	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0
3 yrs		CHI			35	12			0			0	4	3	0	0	0.0
1 yr		GNB			5	5			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2006	24	CHI	RB	3	0			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career				5				0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		CIN		2	2			0							0	0.0
1 yr		CHI		3	0			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	2PM	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
2006	24	CHI	RB	32	15	0	6		6			36	2.4
2007	25	CHI	RB	32	11	11	4		4			24	2.2
2008	26	CIN	RB	32	12	10	2		2			12	1.0
2009	27	CIN	RB	32	13	13	6		6			36	2.8
2010	28	CIN	RB	32	16	16	7	1	8	1		50	3.1
2011	29	CIN	RB	32	15	15	6		6			36	2.4
2012	30	GNB	RB	32	5	5	1		1			6	1.2
Career					96	71	32	1	33	1	0	200	2.1
4 yrs		CIN			56	54	21	1	22	1	0	134	2.4
3 yrs		CHI			35	12	10		10		0	60	1.7
1 yr		GNB			5	5	1		1		0	6	1.2

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
2006	24	CHI	RB	3	0	1	1	6	2.0
2009	27	CIN	HB	1	1	1	1	6	6.0
2011	29	CIN	HB	1	1	1	1	6	6.0
Career				5	2	3	3	18	3.6
2 yrs		CIN		2	2	2	2	12	6.0
1 yr		CHI		3	0	1	1	6	2.0

Snap Counts

Since 2012

Regular Season

Snap Counts Table
					Games		Off.		Def.		ST
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Num	Pct	Num	Pct	Num	Pct
2012	30	GNB	RB	32	5	5	199	57%	0	0%	1	1%
Career							199		0		1

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