New head coach Sean Payton seems to have a craving for University of Iowa defenders, for after he drafted defensive back Riley Moss in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, he would then reach back into the Hawkeye pool to sign his teammate, linebacker Seth Benson, to a free agent contract.
A former Gatorade player of the year in his home state of South Dakota, not exactly known as a football star production factory, Benson would capitalize on that accolade to earn a scholarship to Iowa in 2018.
He would ultimately see minimal action in 2019 before becoming a staple in the Hawkeye defense between 2020 and 2022, earning Academic All-Big Ten in each of those three seasons.