Benson played in every game of his first two years out of high school, 2021 and 2022, as the leading receiver for Juco powerhouse Hutchinson CC in Kansas (they’re 49-5 with two national championships over the last five seasons), and was recruited to Alabama in 2023 as a mid 4-star (.9431) in the 24/7 composite. Benson appeared in all 14 of Alabama’s games during their run to the CFP semifinals.
With two established receivers in place to begin 2023 in Tuscaloosa — Jermaine Burton who had come over from rival Georgia and would be drafted in the 3rd round at the end of the season, and Isaiah Bond who would flip to playoff competitor Texas afterwards — a little over half of the wide receiver targets prior to garbage time were spoken for.