Currently enrolled at Clemson for spring semester following high school graduation in December...#16 kicker nationally by Rivals.com...#25 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...converted 22-37 field goals and 99-113 extra points in three years at Myrtle Beach, with a career long kick of 49 yards...also a punter and wide receiver... had 410 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2007 from the wide receiver position...two-time all-region & all-state selection...two-time "Toast of the Coast" selection...WPDE All-Zone Team...WBTW All-Blitz Team...Shrine Bowl selection...coached by Scott Earley in high school...recruited by Wide Receivers Coach Dabo Swinney...chose Clemson over Duke, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Plyler on Benton: "Benton doesn't have the strongest leg in the world, but he is very accurate. He could compete for extra points and field goals but a lot of that depends on how fast he rehabs from a back injury, and how he adjusts from kicking off the ground."