Former Wisconsin defensive tackle Keeanu Benton’s draft stock is on the rise according to college football analyst Adam Breneman, who believes he’ll be a second round pick.
Benton spent four seasons with Wisconsin, racking up 81 career tackles, including nine sacks. Additionally, he played in 12 games each of his final two campaigns, operating without any major injuries.
The interior defensive lineman impressed at the Senior Bowl before running an impressive 5.08 40-yard dash time at March’s Scouting Combine amongst other drills.
With Benton considered a borderline second round pick, he joins offensive lineman Joe Tippmann as the potential first Badger off the board in the 2023 NFL Draft with Tippmann being projected in a similar spot.
π @Keeanu_Benton | @BadgerFootball
π @JMSchmitz1999 | @GopherFootballBuy now – @AdamBreneman81 has a couple of @B1Gfootball ππ©π€ππ πππ¨ππ§π¨ in this year's #NFLDraft2023.
π @AutoOwnersIns pic.twitter.com/EyFB99gnKK
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 10, 2023
[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbyzzyj3n3jt6m7 player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=]