Cedric Benson
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Running Back Stats
| Year | Team | Games | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | Rec TDs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | GB | 5 | 71 | 248 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2011 | CIN | 15 | 273 | 1067 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 147 |
| 2010 | CIN | 16 | 321 | 1111 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 178 | 1 | 5 | 169 |
| 2009 | CIN | 13 | 301 | 1251 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 2008 | CIN | 12 | 214 | 747 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
| 2007 | CHI | 11 | 197 | 678 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| 2006 | CHI | 15 | 157 | 647 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 2005 | CHI | 9 | 67 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Career Summary
Cedric Benson was an NFL running back and one of the most productive rushers in Texas football history.
Benson played eight NFL seasons for Chicago, Cincinnati and Green Bay. He rushed for 6,017 yards and 32 touchdowns while adding 120 receptions for 833 yards.
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Early Life
Benson grew up in Midland, Texas.
Texas Athletics listed Benson as a Midland native and Lee High School graduate. He began pursuing football through Pop Warner with the Midland Colts.
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College Career
Benson was a four-year 1,000-yard rusher and Doak Walker Award winner at Texas.
Benson rushed for 5,540 yards and 64 touchdowns at Texas, finishing second on the school's all-time rushing list. He became the only Longhorn to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons and won the 2004 Doak Walker Award after rushing for 1,834 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior.
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Path to the NFL
Chicago selected Benson third overall in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Benson entered the NFL draft as the 2004 Doak Walker Award winner, a first-team All-American and one of college football's leading career rushers. The Bears selected him with the third pick.
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NFL Career
Benson posted three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons for Cincinnati after beginning his NFL career in Chicago.
Benson rushed for 1,251 yards in 2009, 1,111 in 2010 and 1,067 in 2011 for the Bengals. He also ran for 647 yards during Chicago's 2006 NFC championship season and finished his career with five games for Green Bay in 2012.
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Career Accomplishments
Benson's honors included the 2004 Doak Walker Award, first-team All-America status and Texas Hall of Honor induction.
Texas inducted Benson into its Hall of Honor in 2014. He was the program's second Doak Walker Award winner and was twice first-team All-Big 12.
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Playing Style
Benson was a high-volume runner who carried Texas's offense across four 1,000-yard seasons.
He set Texas freshman records with 1,053 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2001, then finished with the most rushing attempts in program history. His 25 career 100-yard games rank second in Texas history.
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Legacy
Benson remains one of Texas's most celebrated running backs.
His Texas career placed him second in school rushing yards behind Ricky Williams, and the program later honored him with a helmet decal during the 2019 season.
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Post-Career
Benson died in a motorcycle accident in Austin in August 2019.
Texas Athletics documented his death and the program's 2019 helmet-decals tribute.
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Sources for this section
20812, 00-0023439, 1982-12-28, Cedric Benson, Cedric, Benson
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