CAREER AT A GLANCE
19 GAMES | 246 SCRIMMAGE YARDS | 4 TOUCHDOWNS
15 RECEPTIONS • 137 RECEIVING YARDS • 109 RUSHING YARDS • 9.1 YARDS PER CARRY
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in all 11 games... Finished with 15 receptions for 137 yards and one touchdown... Scored his first collegiate receiving touchdown in the season opener against Webber International... Recorded a season-high three receptions for 31 yards against Valparaiso... Hauled in a season-long 21-yard reception at Chattanooga.
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in eight games... Rushed 12 times for 109 yards and three touchdowns... Averaged 9.1 yards per carry... Posted a season-high 52 rushing yards, including a 51-yard run, against St. Thomas (Minn.)... Scored rushing touchdowns against Davidson, Presbyterian and Marist.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
-- Did not see game action --
PRIOR TO STETSON
Played four varsity seasons at Hagerty High School under head coach Steve Mikels... Served as team captain as a senior... Earned First Team All-Conference honors... Two-time Orlando Sentinel Player of the Week... Named WESH 2 Student-Athlete of the Week... Set school career records for passing yards and passing touchdowns, along with single-season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns... Also lettered in wrestling as a freshman and track & field as a sophomore.
PREP RECORD BOOK
Hagerty Career & Single-Season Passing Record Holder
Set school records for career passing yards and touchdowns • Also set single-season marks in both categories
PERSONAL
Anthony William Benzija was born on Feb. 8, 2005... Son of Sara and Ante Benzija... Has an older brother, Jack, and a twin brother, Mikey... Brother Jack played defensive end at Stetson from 2019-22... Twin brother Mikey plays football at Monmouth College... Father, Ante, played center at Villanova from 1992-96... Majoring in finance... Chose Stetson because it was the first school to offer him an opportunity to play Division I football... Aspires to build a successful career in finance.
