| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2021 SEASON |
| Associated Press FCS All-America First Team |
| Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team |
| Hero Sports FCS All-America First Team |
| CAA Football First Team Defense |
| CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team |
| 2020 (SPRING 2021) SEASON |
| CAA Football First Team Defense |
| 2018 SEASON |
| CAA Football Defensive Rookie of the Year |
| CAA Football Third Team Defense |
| CAA Football Co-Rookie of the Week (November 5) |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021) |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020) |
Villanova: Named to the preseason CAA Football All-Conference team … Has good cover skills … Possesses outstanding football instincts … Expected to be a starter in the Wildcats secondary.
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2020 (Spring 2021): First team All-CAA selection … Started all four games at corner and registered 18 tackles on the year, including 16 solo stops and two assisted tackles … Recorded an interception and four pass breakups … Credited with a kickoff return for 30 yards;
at Stony Brook (3/6): In the season-opening win over the Seawolves had three solo tackles, made an interception and had two pass breakups, and gained 30 yards on a kickoff return … He returned his seventh career interception seven yards … Late in the fourth quarter he recovered a Stony Brook onside kick and returned it 30 yards to seal the victory … Amassed 37 all-purpose yards in the game;
Rhode Island (3/13): Registered five solo tackles in the Wildcats home opener;
at Maine (4/3): Recorded a season-high six total tackles (five solo, one assisted) to go along with a pass breakup;
Delaware (4/17): Made three solo tackles and one assisted stop to go along with a pass breakup in the season finale.
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2019: Played in 10 games with seven starts and had 31 tackles (24 solo, seven assisted) to go along with five pass breakups and one interception … Recorded half a tackle for loss;
at Colgate (8/24): Tallied three solo tackles in the season opener;
Lehigh (9/7): Posted a season-high seven solo stops and a pass break-up;
at Towson (9/21): Made three solo stops and had a pass breakup in a road win against the fifth-ranked Tigers;
Maine (9/28): Registered five total stops and a pass breakup … Credited with three solo stops and two assisted tackles, including half a tackle for loss;
at William & Mary (10/5): Recorded seven tackles (three solo, four assisted) to match a season high;
at New Hampshire (11/2): Credited with three solo stops and a pass breakup;
Richmond (11/9): Posted one solo tackle, one assisted stop and a pass breakup;
at Southeastern Louisiana (11/30): Tallied one solo stop and his only interception of the year in the first round of the FCS playoffs … His sixth career interception came at the Villanova 11-yard line on the final play of the first half.
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2018: Named the CAA Football Defensive Rookie of the Year and was a third team CAA All-Conference selection … Played in nine games with eight starts on the year … Led the defense with five interceptions and tied for the team lead with six pass breakups … Ranked fourth on the squad with 49 total tackles, including 38 solo stops and 11 assisted tackles … Was credited with two tackles for loss … Returned his five interceptions for a total of 23 yards, all but one of which came in the same game on three separate picks;
at Temple (9/1): Started in his collegiate debut and was a part of the Wildcats season-opening 19-17 win over FBS foe Temple … Recorded five solo tackles and a pass breakup in the victory;
at Lehigh (9/8): Tallied six solo tackles and his first career interception which he returned for one yard in a win over the Mountain Hawks;
Towson (9/15): Broke out for his first career double-digit tackle game, making a season-high 11 total stops (six solo, five assisted) and being credited with a tackle for loss in the home opener;
Bucknell (9/22): Recorded five total tackles (four solo, one assisted) and an interception in a 49-7 win;
at Stony Brook (9/29): Made five solo tackles;
New Hampshire (10/27): Returned from missing a game to make six tackles, including four solo stops and two assisted tackles … Was credited with a tackle for a loss of a yard in the contest;
Richmond (11/3): Became the first Villanova player since 2011 to record three interceptions in a single game … Contributed to a five-interception day for the Wildcats defense in a 45-21 victory … Returned his three picks for a total of 22 yards, including a one-yard return in the first quarter and a 21-yard return in the second quarter … Intercepted his third pass of the day in the third quarter on the first play from scrimmage after teammate Nowoola Awopetu had intercepted a pass and returned it for the first of what would be his two pick-sixes on the day … Earned CAA Football Co-Rookie of the Week honors on the Monday following this game;
William & Mary (11/10): Recorded four total tackles (three solo, one assisted) and two pass breakups;
at Delaware (11/17): Tallied three solo tackles, one assisted stop and two pass breakups against Delaware in a 42-21 win to close out the season.
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Randallstown High School: Was an all-state and All-Metro honoree during his scholastic career … Named to the All-Baltimore Country first team … Recorded 17 career interceptions.
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Personal: Born 9/21/00 in Baltimore, Md. … Son of Jewell Benford and Christel Perry.
