Kelvin Benjamin
Benjamin with the Carolina Panthers in 2014
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| No. 13 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 5, 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Belle Glade, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Belle Glade (FL) Glades Central | ||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 136 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,949 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 16 |
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Kelvin Benjamin (born February 5, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Panthers in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
Benjamin attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida, where he played football, basketball and ran track. In football, he played as a wide receiver. He was named First Team All-Palm Beach County by Sun-Sentinel and was selected to the Palm Beach Post All-Area First Team. As a senior, he hauled in 30 catches for 551 yards with six touchdowns, although he just played in eight games. In track & field, Benjamin competed in the jumping events. He got a personal-best jump of 1.84 meters in the high jump at the 2009 FHSAA 2A District 13, where he tied for third place. At the 2010 Glades Central Invitational, he took gold in the long jump event, recording a career-best leap of 6.48 meters. He was deemed ineligible in his senior year in high school due to his age, graduating high school at 20 years of age.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Benjamin was ranked as the No. 7 wide receiver and the No. 60 overall player nationally in his class. Scout.com ranked him as the No. 12 receiver in the nation, while ESPN.com had him as the No. 23. According to 247Sports.com, he was the No. 13 wide receiver and the No. 89 player nationally. He chose Florida State University over scholarship offers from Auburn, Florida, Miami (FL), and Virginia Tech, among others.
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