Ty Benefield Season 2026
2025 First-Team All-Mountain West
2025 Mountain West Championship Game MVP
2024 Academic All-Mountain West
2023 Academic All-Mountain West
Veteran safety who joins the Tigers after three standout seasons at Boise State … Started 33 games, including 28-straight, for the Broncos from 2023-25 … First-team All-Mountain West in 2025 … Earned Mountain West Championship Game MVP honors as a junior in 2024 …. Comes to LSU with 41 career appearances tallying 235 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 16 pass breakups and 5 interceptions … In 3 years at Boise State, the Broncos posted a 29-13 overall record, claimed 3 Mountain West Conference championships and appeared in the College Football Playoffs (2024) … Father Daved played 13 seasons in the CFL with 5 times and spent 1996 with the San Francisco 49ers, appearing in 15 games with the franchise … His dad won the CFL’s Grey Cup in 2000 and was a two-time CFL All-Star in 1999 and 2003 … Dad also set the CFL record for quarterback sacks in a game with 5 vs. Birmingham in 1995.
JUNIOR SEASON (2025 at Boise State)
First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection at safety … Started all 14 games at safety for the Broncos, leading the team in tackles with 107 … Added 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions and 3 pass breakups … Had 8 tackles, a tackle for a 4-yard loss and recovered in a fumble in MWC title game win over UNLV … Had career-best 11 tackles in 3 games – at Air Force, Fresno State, and at San Diego State … Interceptions came against Air Force and New Mexico … Set a career-best with 3.0 tackles for loss in win over Eastern Washington … Followed that with 2.0 tackles for loss the next week against Air Force … Forced a fumble vs. Notre Dame … Played a total of 847 defensive snaps and another 201 on special teams.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024 at Boise State)
Played and started all 14 games for the Mountain West Conference champions … Helped the Broncos to a 12-2 overall record and an appearance in the College Football Playoffs … Lost in first round of CFP to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl … Led team with 9 tackles in loss to the Nittany Lions … Finished season with a team-best 82 tackles … Added 5.0 tackles for loss and had 5 takeaways (2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and a forced fumble) … Played a team-high 1,070 total snaps, including a team-best 899 on defense … Named Defensive MVP of the Mountain West Championship Game after tallying 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over No. 20 UNLV … Posted a team-high 9 tackles against Georgia Southern in the season-opener … Had 6 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and recovered a fumble vs. Oregon in week 2 … Had a pair of tackles for loss in week 3 vs. Portland State … Interceptions came against San Jose State and Washington State … Also forced a fumble vs. San Jose State … Had 8 tackles in 4 games – Washington State, Nevada, Wyoming and UNLV in MWC Championship Game.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023 at Boise State)
Saw action in 13 games with 5 starts … First career start came against San Jose State in week 6 … Other starts came against Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, and UNLV … Finished year with 46 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 5 pass breakups and an interception … Had season-high 8 tackles to go with a tackle for loss against UCLA in the LA Bowl … In MWC Championship Game, had 3 tackle and 3 pass breakups in win over UNLV … Had 4 tackles vs. San Jose State in what was his first career start … Had 7 tackles and a pair of sacks vs. Utah State … First career interception came vs. Wyoming … Played 424 snaps on defense and another 151 on special teams as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit per 247Sports … Two-way standout in high school playing both defensive back and wide receiver … In 12 games as a senior, registered 91 tackles (52 solo), 7 pass breakups and 4 interceptions … On offensive, hauled in 90 receptions for 1,404 yards and 20 touchdowns (averaging 117 yards/game) … Added 136 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 carries … Utilized on special teams, returning 12 punts and 9 kickoffs.
Ty Benefield’s Career Highs
Tackles: 11, 3x (Last: at San Diego State, 2025; First: at Air Force, 2025)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0 vs. Eastern Washington, 2025
Sacks: 2.0 vs. Utah State, 2023
Interceptions: 1, 5x (Last: vs. New Mexico, 2025; First: vs. Wyoming, 2023)