Martellus Bennett
Bennett at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival
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| No. 88 New England Patriots | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 10, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Diego, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Alief Taylor | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
| Receptions: | 403 |
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| Receiving yards: | 4,287 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 30 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Martellus Demond Bennett (born March 10, 1987) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Bennett was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.
Bennett has also played for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. He is the younger brother of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett.
Bennett played football and basketball at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas. He was a three-year starter and two-time All-District and All-Greater Houston selection at tight end. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.4 yards per catch. During his junior year, he grabbed 13 catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns. In his senior year, he caught a team-high of 42 catches for 487 yards and six touchdowns, earning first-team Class 5A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association. He also averaged 23 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior in basketball. He played in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
As a college football prospect in his senior year of high school, Bennett was a five-star recruit ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 1 tight end and No. 8 best player in the 2005 prospect class. He was recruited by Texas A&M, Duke, Kansas, LSU, Miami, Oklahoma, and Texas. Although originally committed to play for Miami, he chose to sign a National Letter of Intent to play for Texas A&M.
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