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BiLL BentLey<br />
Cornerback<br />
Louisiana-Lafayette Rookie<br />
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 176<br />
Born: 5/16/89 Pahokee, Fla.<br />
Draft: ‘12, R3 (85)-Det<br />
Complete biographical information available on <strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com.<br />
MANE FACTS<br />
¾ Given name is “Dwight.” family started calling him “Bill” when he was<br />
younger because they thought he strongly resembled the featured<br />
character in the Bill Cosby cartoon, Little Bill.<br />
TRANSACTIONS<br />
¾ Drafted by the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions in the third round (85th overall) of the<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Nfl Draft.<br />
PRO<br />
Third-round pick by the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions in the <strong>2012</strong> Nfl Draft<br />
<strong>2012</strong>: earned opening day start at left cornerback.<br />
¾ recorded his first-career Nfl tackle in the lions’ 27-23 win against<br />
the st. louis rams (9/9).<br />
¾ inactive in Week 2 at san francisco (9/16).<br />
¾ returned to action in Week 3 at Tennessee (9/23), finishing the game<br />
tied for a team-high with six tackles (five solo).<br />
¾ finished fifth on the team in total tackles with 5 (4 solo) in Week 4<br />
<strong>vs</strong>. Minnesota (9/30). Part of a lions secondary defense that allowed<br />
just 100 net passing yards against the Vikings. it was the lowest team<br />
passing output the lions allowed since they yielded just 56 yards at<br />
Cleveland october 23, 2005.<br />
¾ finished with three solo tackles before leaving the game with a shoulder<br />
injury in Week 6 at Philadelphia (10/14).<br />
¾ inactive in Week 7 at Chicago (10/22).<br />
¾ inactive in Week 8 <strong>vs</strong>. seattle (10/28) with a shoulder injury.<br />
¾ inactive in Week 9 at Jacksonville (11/4) with a shoulder injury.<br />
¾ Placed on reserve/injured and will miss the remainder of the season.<br />
COLLEGE<br />
Bentley started 45 of 48 games at louisiana-lafayette, ranking fifth in<br />
school history among defensive backs with 232 tackles (183 solo). He<br />
finished his career with 1.5 sacks for minus 12 yards and 13 stops for losses<br />
totaling 54 yards. His seven career interceptions, three of which were returned<br />
for touchdowns, set a school and sun Belt Conference career-record<br />
and also tied for first among active NCaa football Bowl sub-division palyers.<br />
Named first Team all-sun Belt and participated in the 2011 senior Bowl.<br />
started all 13 games at cornerback as a senior and was named second Team<br />
all-louisiana by the louisiana sports Writer’s association.<br />
¾ finished fifth on the team with 71 tackles (53 solo) and added 5<br />
tackles for loss.<br />
¾ Collected six pass breakups and nine passes defended.<br />
¾ recorded three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns (38 yards<br />
at oklahoma state, 41 <strong>vs</strong>. Nicholls state), and also forced two fumbles.<br />
2010: started 11 games at cornerback as a junior. ranked fourth overall,<br />
second among defensive backs, in tackles.<br />
¾ led all players in solo stops and was second in breakups.<br />
¾ Made at least four tackles in 10 games during the season.<br />
2009: Named all-sun Belt honorable mention and ranked fourth on the<br />
team with 58 tackles (49 solo)<br />
¾ Had three interceptions for 93 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown<br />
<strong>vs</strong>. North Texas.<br />
PERSONAL<br />
¾ attended Pahokee High school, helping his team win three florida Class<br />
2a state championships. Tallied six interceptions and led all defensive<br />
backs with 25 tackles his senior year.<br />
¾ earned all-state second Team honors as a senior.<br />
¾ son of andrea Bentley.<br />
BENTLEY’S COLLEGE STATS<br />
Year G S TT ST Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
2008 12 10 45 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0<br />
2009 11 11 58 49 1 8 3 93 1 6 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 12 11 58 48 0 0 3 90 0 6 2 0 0 o 0<br />
2011 13 13 71 53 0 0 3 90 2 6 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 48 45 136 183 1 0 9 273 3 21 2 1 0 0 0<br />
PLayer ProfiLes<br />
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BENTLEY’S CAREER STATS<br />
Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Det 4 3 15 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 4 3 15 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>2012</strong> (Det)<br />
Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
9/9 sTl 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
9/16 at sf 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
9/23 at Ten 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
9/30 MiN 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/14 at Phi 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/22 at Chi 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
10/28 sea 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
11/4 at Jax 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
11/11 at Min 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
11/18 GB 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
11/22 HoU 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
12/2 iND 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
12/9 at GB 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
12/16 at ari 0 0 iNaCTiVe<br />
12/22 aTl<br />
12/30 CHi<br />
Totals 4 3 15 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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