2022 Season

Played in six games at quarterback.
Completed 4-of-7 passes for 26 yards and also rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries.
Opened the year by completing both of his pass attempts for a total of 10 yards against Utah Tech.
Also had two completions against Northern Colorado.
Rushed for 59 yards against the Bears and added 21 at Eastern Washington with a season long carry of 19 yards.

2021 Season

Saw action in five games as a reserve quarterback.
Completed both of his pass attempts for 18 yards during the year and also rushed for 31 yards on seven carries.
Made his Hornet debut at Cal where he had a 9-yard pass to fellow quarterback Asher O’Hara.
Had a season-high 20-yard rush in the home win over Southern Utah.

Prior to Sacramento State

Originally committed to Boise State and was an early enrollee in the spring of 2019.
Transferred to Nevada where he redshirted during the 2019 season.

High School

Graduated midyear from Folsom HS in the winter of 2018.
Was a three-star prospect according to ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals.
A dual-threat quarterback who was rated 25th at his position nationally by 247Sports, and 31st by ESPN.
One of the top 100 recruits in the state of California according to both ESPN (92) and Rivals (97).
A two-year starter who concluded his career with more than 8,500 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing.
Saw action as a sophomore, completing 11-of-13 passes for 227 yards (.846) and two touchdowns.
Picked up 351 yards and nine TDs on 63 carries.
Also returned kickoffs, averaging 17.0 yards on 12 returns.
As a junior, he completed 264-of-394 passes for 4,431 yards ( .670), 57 TDs and 13 interceptions, helping to lead the Bulldogs to the CIF State Division I-AA Championship.
Also rushed 188 times for 1,218 yards and 16 scores.
Named the Sacramento Bee all-Metro Offensive Player of the Year, MaxPreps all-Northern California and Sierra Foothill League Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player following the season.
In his final prep campaign, completed 197-of-268 passes for 3,993 yards (.735), 60 TDs and just four interceptions en route to a second-straight state championship.
Rushed 62 times for 431 yards and 12 TDs.
Named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the SFL following the season.
Concluded his prep career with a record of 30-1 as the starter.
Was coached by current Hornet Assistant Head Coach Kris Richardson and quarterbacks coach Bobby Fresques at Folsom HS.

Personal

Graduated with a degree in communications and is pursuing a second bachelor's in recration administration.
Son of Derek and Jasmine Bennett.
Has two brothers, Jawon and AJ, and one sister, Stella.
Grew up in Sparks before moving to Folsom, Calif. to play high school football.
Lists Cam Newton as his sports hero.

Kaiden Bennett