De'Jon Benton is Hawaii’s interior disruptor with real pass-rush juice
In the 2025 season, Benton emerged as a tone-setting DL for Hawaii, with PFF credits showing him among the Mountain West’s top interior linemen and the program noting he led FBS interior defensive linemen with 44 pressures and 28 hurries. He’s a 6-foot-2, 270-pound veteran who brings burst, leverage, and persistence off the snap, plus the kind of motor coaches love because it shows up on tape even when the box score stays quiet. The fit? If you want a sturdy, experienced interior presence who can collapse pockets and create chaos, he’s a strong one.
