2010 (Senior): Started all 14 games at cornerback...had 51 tackles, four interceptions, eight pass break-ups, and three fumbles recovered...tallied two picks, including one for touchdown, at Fresno State (Oct. 9)...also had picks against Charleston Southern (Sept. 25) and Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2)...recovered fumbles against Colorado (Sept. 18), Nevada (Oct. 16), and Boise State (Nov. 6)…had three pass break-ups against Tulsa (Dec. 24).
2009 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games, making nine starts at cornerback...tallied 28 solo tackles and three tackles for loss…career-high seven solo tackles at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 30)…had five pass break-ups, including two at San Jose State (Nov. 21)…had six tackles against Central Arkansas (Sept. 4) and Wisconsin (Dec. 5).
2008: Appeared in the first three games before being sidelined for the rest of the season...recorded two tackles and added an interception for an 11-yard return in home win versus Weber State (Sept. 6)...earned a medical hardship.
Prior To UH: Played two seasons at Los Angeles Harbor College in California...named to the first-team all-Western State Conference Mountain Division squad in 2007...ranked second in the conference and set a new school mark with 17 passes defended...led the team with 13 pass break-ups...intercepted four passes and had 54 tackles...tied for 10th in the conference in interceptions...named team’s 2007 defensive back of the year...limited to five games as a freshman due to injury...recorded one interception and 21 tackles.
Prep: A 2005 graduate of Carson High School in California...earned three varsity letters in football...led his squad to two league titles and a city championship....a two-time first-team all-league pick at cornerback...named team’s Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Back of the Year as a senior...also named the West Coast Sports and Medicine Defensive Back of the Year...tallied eight interceptions, 141 tackles and 14 pass break-ups as a junior and senior...also lettered in track...was the 2003 league champion in the 300-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay team.
Personal: Born in Carson, Calif...nickname is “J.B.”...majoring in sociology...has one younger brother and one younger sister...has a wife, Keshauna...has two daughters, Keyana and Kennedy...parents are Tressa Benavente of Compton, Calif., and Deryn Bryant of Cerritos, Calif.
