Isaac Bennett Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Booker T. Washington Height / Weight: 5-11 / 205 Position: RB

2011: Initially slated to redshirt, Bennett was flushed into duty against Cincinnati Nov. 5 after Ray Graham was lost to a season-ending knee injury the week prior against Connecticut...played in the season's final five games, starting two (Syracuse and BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU)...had 237 yards rushing and two TDs on 58 carries (4.1 avg.) for the year...made his first career start in the regular-season finale against Syracuse when senior Zach Brown was out due to injury...had a team-high seven receptions for 61 yards (8.7 avg.) against Syracuse, including a 22-yard scoring reception on Pitt's first play from scrimmage...rushed for 51 yards on 13 carries (3.9 avg.) vs. the Orange...tied his career high with 69 yards on 16 carries (4.3 avg.) and a TD at West Virginia...also rushed for 69 yards and a TD on 13 carries (5.3 avg.) at Louisville...had six carries for 26 yards (4.3 avg.) against Cincinnati in his first collegiate action.

High School: Rushed for nearly 1,400 yards as a senior despite missing four games due to an ankle injury...averaged 9.6 yards per carry on the season, rushing for 1,372 yards and 14 touchdowns on 143 attempts...had five receptions for a whopping 182 yards -- an average of 36.4 yards per catch -- and three TDs...also threw a touchdown pass...finished the year in a flurry, rushing for 423 yards and four touchdowns in his final two games to lead Booker T. Washington to the Oklahoma Class 5A state championship with a 13-1 record...in the state title game against East Central, rushed for 222 yards on 27 carries (8.2 avg.) to lead BTW to a 32-3 victory...accounted for three touchdowns in the win, rushing for two and throwing for another...in the state semifinals, had 201 yards and two TDs on 18 carries (11.2 avg.) against Guthrie... selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Team...Tulsa World All-Metro...played under Coach Darrell Hall...also a three-year letterman in track...state champion long jumper.

Personal: John Isaac Bennett, born 3/15/93, is the son of Erskine and Diane Bennett...has two sisters...enrolled in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

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