Illinois

Commitment Status:Signed LOI

Arrelious Benn

Rivals Rating5 stars

Sign in to rate
RANKINGS
POSITION NATIONAL STATE
5 24 2
Rivals Rating 6.1 About
MORE RANKINGSRivals100 Member
Rankings index »
Wide Receiver
Washington, District of Columbia
Dunbar
View Map Arrelious Benn - Washingt10 videos available »

College Choices

School Interest Offer Visit Recruited by
IllinoisCOMMITTED (11/9/2006)Offered09/22/2006Mike Locksley
Florida StateNoneOffered10/20/2006John Lilly
MarylandNoneOffered10/27/2006Bryan Bossard
Miami (FL)NoneOfferedNoneMarquis Mosely
Notre DameNoneOffered09/8/2006Peter Vaas

Scouting Report on Arrelious Benn

by Mike Farrell - 06/19/2006
Benn is a big, physical receiver who is a match up nightmare for cornerbacks and safeties. He has strong hands and the ability to adjust to the football in the air. He’ll be a red zone threat right away in college and is physically ready for the next level. Benn has deceptive speed and has a nice second gear coming out of cuts and he gets his head around quickly. His strength allows him to outmuscle defenders for the football and makes it tough to get a bump on him off the line of scrimmage. Benn can go across the middle and is willing to absorb hits to make the catch. Has a high yards-after-contact rate because of his size and elusiveness. Ben could play an H-Back role in college with the right team creating mismatches off the line of scrimmage or out of the backfield. Benn is an excellent blocker off the line and downfield. He needs to work on his route running. Benn is a terrific athlete who could be a dominator on defense as well as a safety or linebacker.

Mike Farrell is a recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.

Latest News

Rivals.com five-star tracker: Class of 20072/2/2010 Rivals.com College Football

Spring Football Team Capsules: Big Ten3/1/2007Rivals.com College Football
Big Ten Signing Day dream team2/9/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Instant impact: Five who should play right away2/7/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Video: Big Benn2/2/2007Rivals.com
U.S. Army AA Bowl top 10: East1/8/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Army game notebook: Toliver puts decision on hold1/7/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
U.S. Army AA Bowl position breakdown1/6/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
U.S. Army AA Bowl Friday Hot 11: East1/6/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Neon Deion brightens East's day1/4/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
East holds physical scrimmage in Alamo Dome1/3/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Scouting the Army East scrimmage1/3/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Army East notebook: Plenty of recruiting news1/3/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Army East notebook: Scouting the East stars1/3/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Zook leaves an impression in Ohio12/20/2006OhioVarsity.com
Arkansas may be late, but still at the party11/13/2006Rivals.com College Football
Benn goes his own way11/9/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Five-star Benn ready to go public11/8/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Five-star WR to announce Thursday11/7/2006Warchant.com
Terps moving up for Benn?10/30/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Is FSU a fit for Benn?10/24/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Five-star WR ready for FSU visit10/16/2006Warchant.com
Video feature: Benn mulling options10/2/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
More visits for Benn10/2/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Illini visit clouds Benn's choices9/25/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Stars travel to see Irish this weekend9/14/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Does Benn's ND visit change things?9/11/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Recruiting Race9/7/2006StudentSportsFootball.com
Benn talks Miami-FSU9/7/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Recruiting Race8/31/2006StudentSportsFootball.com
Schedule shaping up for Benn8/28/2006IrishIllustrated.com
Benn visits Maryland8/16/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Benn misses FSU trip8/11/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Recruiting Race8/10/2006StudentSportsFootball.com
'Canes enter Benn race?8/8/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Benn to visit FSU in two weeks7/30/2006Warchant.com
Benn open to Taylor talk7/25/2006HokieHaven.com
Benn changes timetable7/18/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Big leader for Benn7/13/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Five-star visits L.A. schools7/5/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Benn hits Hollywood6/25/2006USCFootball.com
State of UCLA recruiting - Part II6/21/2006BruinBlitz.com
FSU in the top four for 5-star WR?6/17/2006Warchant.com
AMP: Benn planning summer tour6/13/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
AMP: The Class of 2007 five stars- Group 15/30/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Is Benn still open?5/30/2006CavsCorner.com
Benn will end it early5/30/2006USCFootball.com
AMP: Five star preview: WR and TE5/29/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Benn on birthday?5/25/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Rutgers NIKE: Sleepers surface in New Jersey5/10/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Rutgers NIKE Camp Preview5/7/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Preview: Nike rolls into New Jersey on Sunday5/6/2006NJVarsity.com
Are the Cavs still in contention for Benn?5/2/2006CavsCorner.com
Bruins make inroads5/2/2006BruinBlitz.com
The best of the best5/1/2006SoonerScoop.com
Nation's top WR?4/18/2006GamecockCentral.com
Is blue chip D.C. WR serious about FSU?4/17/2006Warchant.com
AMP: D.C. duo turn the tables4/5/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Virginia remains in the race for talented Benn4/4/2006CavsCorner.com
Benn planning return to ND4/4/2006IrishIllustrated.com
Benn is claiming around 50 offers4/4/2006UGASports.com
AMP: D.C. duo all miked up4/4/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Dominion draw4/3/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
More to Marvin Austin3/23/2006USCFootball.com
AMP: Playmaking WRs on display3/21/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
The real Arrelious3/20/2006USCFootball.com
Student Sports Junior All-Americans3/1/2006StudentSportsFootball.com
Benn catching plenty of attention2/27/2006IrishIllustrated.com
Benn is big time2/23/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Junior to Watch Blog: 2/222/22/2006StudentSportsFootball.com
Is Benn showing interest in Virginia?2/20/2006CavsCorner.com
Video: Benn on the move2/6/2006Rivals.com
An Early Look Ahead1/29/2006UGASports.com
Looking out at No. 11/16/2006IrishIllustrated.com
Benn highlights guest list1/14/2006IrishIllustrated.com
Roadtrip Recap11/8/2005UGASports.com
AMP: Benn on top of the hill10/26/2005Rivals.com Football Recruiting
2007 WR picks up Vols offer9/27/2005Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Dream Team Offense - 1st Team9/11/2005MDHigh.com
Capital gains talent8/30/2005Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Team Preview - Dunbar (D.C.) Crimson Tide8/26/2005MDHigh.com
Class of 2007: 50 prospect to watch8/21/2005StudentSportsFootball.com
Video: Benn brings his game7/13/2005Rivals.com
Dynamic Dunbar duo6/29/2005Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Knoxville 7-on-7 features top talent6/26/2005Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Stars shine at MDVarsity's passing jamboree6/13/2005MDHigh.com
State College NIKE Camp: Top players by position5/5/2005StudentSportsFootball.com

Stats

Receiving
Year NoYdsAvgTD
2006 561,039-9
2005 (Jr.)491,13023.116