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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Football Signing Class

Kayden Bennett

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 240
  • Position OLB
  • Hometown Windsor, Conn.
  • High School Suffield Academy

Biography

High School

  • Four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star by 247Sports and Rivals
  • Position ranks: #35 (ESPN), #101 (247), #112 (Rivals)
  • State ranks: #1 (ESPN), #6 (Rivals), #8 (247)
  • Played for head coach Chris Setian at Suffield Academy
  • Three-sport letterman in football, wrestling, and track & field
  • Captain of the football team as a senior
  • Played on the defensive line and at running back for the Tigers
  • Three-time All-NEPSAC first team football
  • Two-time All-NEPSAC wrestling and track & field
  • Offers included Boston College, Syracuse, UConn, Wake Forest, Washington, and West Virginia

Personal

  • Born July 25, 2008
  • Son of Kevin and Cynthia Bennett
  • Two brothers, Kevaughn and Kechaun, and two sisters, Keyvanna and Kaylynn
  • Brother Kechaun played football at Michigan (2021-24) and UCLA (2025)
  • Plans to major in business

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