Caleb Benenoch

American football player (born 1994)

American football player

Caleb Benenoch

Benenoch with the UCLA Bruins in 2015

No. 77, 65
Position:| Guard
Personal information
Born:|  (1994-08-02) August 2, 1994 (age 30)
Lagos, Nigeria
Height:| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:| 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:| Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas, U.S.)
College:| UCLA
NFL draft:| 2016: 5th round, 148th pick
Career history

* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2016–2019)
* New England Patriots (2019)
* Carolina Panthers (2019)
* Dallas Cowboys (2019)
* Detroit Lions (2019)
* New England Patriots (2020)
* Buffalo Bills (2021)*
* New Orleans Saints (2021)
* New York Jets (2022)*
* Calgary Stampeders (2023)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 35

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Games started:| 22
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Caleb Orobosa Benenoch (born August 2, 1994) is an American former professional football guard. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.[1] He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and Calgary Stampeders.

## Early life

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Benenoch was born in Nigeria and played association football (soccer) in early childhood before migrating to Katy, Texas, at nine. He started to play American football by mistake as his mother signed him up for "football".[2]

## College career

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Benenoch played college football for the UCLA Bruins from 2013 to 2015.[3]

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  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

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6 ft 5+1⁄2 in
(1.97 m)  | 311 lb
(141 kg)  | 34+1⁄8 in
(0.87 m)  | 10 in
(0.25 m) | 4.98 s | 1.68 s | 3.06 s | 5.11 s | 8.15 s | 28.0 in
(0.71 m) | 8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)
All values from NFL Combine[4][5][6]

### Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Benenoch was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round, 148th overall, of the 2016 NFL draft.[7] He played in five games as a rookie, earning his first career start at the right guard position in Week 10 against the Chicago Bears in place of the injured Kevin Pamphile.[8]

In 2018, Benenoch was named the Buccaneers starting right guard, starting all 16 games.

On September 10, 2019, Benenoch was released by the Buccaneers.[9]

### New England Patriots (first stint)

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On September 17, 2019, Benenoch signed with the New England Patriots.[10] On October 1, 2019, he was released.[11]

### Carolina Panthers

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On October 1, 2019, Benenoch was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.[12] He was released on October 22, 2019.[13]

### Dallas Cowboys

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Benenoch was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on December 1, 2019, after a season-ending injury to Connor Williams.[14] He was released on December 14, 2019.

### Detroit Lions

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On December 16, 2019, Benenoch was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[15] Benenoch was released by the Lions on August 23, 2020.[16]

### New England Patriots (second stint)

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On September 12, 2020, Benenoch was signed to the Patriots practice squad.[17] He was elevated to the active roster on October 17 for the team's week 6 game against the Denver Broncos, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[18] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list by the team on November 13.[19] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[20]

### Buffalo Bills

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On August 4, 2021, Benenoch was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[21] He was waived on August 15.[22]

### New Orleans Saints

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On August 18, 2021, Benenoch signed with the New Orleans Saints.[23] He was released on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.[24][25] He was promoted to the active roster on December 2.[26]

### New York Jets

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On August 8, 2022, Benenoch signed with the New York Jets.[27] On August 23, 2022, he was released.[28]

### Calgary Stampeders

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On April 5, 2023, Benenoch signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was released on May 19, 2023.[29] On May 21, 2023, Benenoch re-signed with the Stampeders.[30] He was released on July 25, 2023.[31]

## References

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1. ^ "Buccaneers select UCLA's Caleb Benenoch with the 148th pick in NFL draft". Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2016.
2. ^ "UCLA Football: NFL Draft Profile - OT Caleb Benenoch". April 28, 2016.
3. ^ "CALEB BENENOCH". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
4. ^ "Caleb Benenoch Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
5. ^ "2016 Draft Scout Caleb Benenoch, UCLA NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
6. ^ "2016 Combine Workout: Caleb Benenoch".
7. ^ "Bucs Draft Caleb Benenoch in Round 5". Buccaneers.com. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
8. ^ "Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - November 13th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
9. ^ Smith, Scott (September 10, 2019). "Justin Evans Lands on IR Amid Round of Roster Moves". Buccaneers.com.
10. ^ DuPont, Zachary (September 17, 2019). "Patriots sign OL Caleb Benenoch following Isaiah Wynn's injury". Boston.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
11. ^ Williams, Charean (October 1, 2019). "Patriots cut Cameron Meredith, Caleb Benenoch". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. PFT. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
12. ^ Alper, Josh (October 2, 2019). "Panthers claim Caleb Benenoch off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
13. ^ Williams, Charean (October 22, 2019). "Panthers waive Caleb Benenoch". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
14. ^ Eatman, Nick (December 1, 2019). "Williams to IR; Cowboys Add Versatile Guard". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
15. ^ "Lions acquire G Caleb Benenoch via waivers from Dallas Cowboys". DetroitLions.com. December 16, 2019.
16. ^ "Lions sign free agent DE Will Clarke". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
17. ^ "Patriots make a series of transactions". Patriots.com. September 12, 2020.
18. ^ "Patriots make a series of roster transactions". Patriots.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
19. ^ "Patriots release TE Dylan Cantrell from the practice squad; place OL Caleb Benenoch on the practice squad injured reserve list". Patriots.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
20. ^ Thomas, Oliver (January 11, 2021). "Contracts expire for four members of Patriots' 2020 practice squad". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
21. ^ "Bills Sign OL Caleb Benenoch". BuffaloBills.com. August 4, 2021.
22. ^ "The Bills release five players". BuffaloBills.com. August 15, 2021.
23. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
24. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2021.
25. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2021.
26. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves ahead of Dallas Cowboys game | NFL Week 13". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 2, 2021.
27. ^ "Jets add veteran OL Caleb Benenoch". USAToday.com. August 8, 2022.
28. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 23, 2022). "Jets Release 5 Players to Get Roster to 80". newyorkjets.com.
29. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
30. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
31. ^ "Caleb Benenoch". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

## External links

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* UCLA Bruins bio
* Media related to Caleb Benenoch at Wikimedia Commons

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