| No. 45 –Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (2000-06-27)June 27, 2000 (age 24) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Eden Prairie(Eden Prairie, Minnesota) | ||||
| College: | Minnesota (2018–2019) Northern Iowa (2020–2022) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Benny Sapp III (born June 27, 2000) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNorthern Iowa Panthers andMinnesota.[1][2]
In Sapp's career for the Golden Gophers he played in six game notching eight total tackles.[3] After two seasons for Minnesota, Sapp decided to transfer to play for theNorthern Iowa Panthers.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.62 s | 1.62 s | 2.63 s | 4.48 s | 7.27 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the2023 NFL draft, Sapp signed with theGreen Bay Packers as anundrafted free agent.[6] In the final preseason game versus theSeattle Seahawks, Sapp intercepeted a pass.[7] Sapp made his NFL debut in Week 11 of the 2023 season playing eight snaps in a win over theLos Angeles Chargers.[8] He was elevated to the active roster for Week 12 on November 22, 2023, and Week 16.[9][10] Sapp was signed to the active roster on December 30.[11] He was released on August 27, 2024.[12]
On December 9, 2024, Sapp signed with theAtlanta Falcons practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.[14]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2023 | GB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source:pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
He is the son of former playerBenny Sapp II.