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Michael Bennett

Wisconsin · Running Back · 1998-2000

SPD
70
ELU
69
PWR
68

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Bennett's 2000 season ranks No. 9 in program history for rushing yards.

Bennett was the No. 27 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 71 overall, the 13th-highest running back rating at Wisconsin since 1990 and No. 67 among all running backs of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2000
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2001
    • No. 27 overall pick, NFL Draft

Wisconsin Record Book

  • No. 9 in single-season rushing yards (2000)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Wisconsin Teammates

  1. 88Jamar Fletcher1998-2000CB
  2. 86Erasmus James2001-04EDGE
  3. 86Jim Leonhard2001-04S
  4. 80Lee Evans1999-2003WR
  5. 80Wendell Bryant1998-2001EDGE
  6. 74Anthony Davis2001-04RB
  7. 74Nick Greisen1998-2001LB
  8. 72Alex Lewis2002-03LB
  9. 72Mark Anelli1998-2001TE
  10. 72Mike Echols1998-2001CB

Full Wisconsin all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 93Larry JohnsonPenn State · 2000-02RB
  4. 91LaDainian TomlinsonTCU · 1997-2000RB
  5. 90Cedric BensonTexas · 2001-04RB
  6. 90Chris PerryMichigan · 2000-03RB
  7. 90Luke StaleyBYU · 1999-2001RB
  8. 86Damien AndersonNorthwestern · 1998-2001RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Michael Bennett (running back)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.