NFL Scouting Combine Small School Sleeper, Tim Benford WR

2011 OVC Offensive Player of the Year; All-America by The Sports Network; 2012 East-West Shrine Game participant. Named first-team all-OVC each of the past two years, Tim Benford is expected to be not only among the headliners in the Golden Eagle offense, but one of the top receivers in the nation in the Football Championship Subdivision...ranked among the Top 10 receivers in FCS by The Sports Network, and listed among the FCS top receivers by College Football Performance Awards....an impact player from the start of his career, Tim was named the OVC Newcomer of the Year while setting school records in his rookie season...followed that with outstanding years in 2009 and 2010...comes into his final campaign as a preseason all-OVC selection and poised to shatter the TTU record book...owns 151 career receptions to rank 2nd all-time, needing 45 for the record... had chalked up 2,174 receiving yards to rank 3rd, needing 777 for the record...has 22 career TD catches, needing six to break the school mark...dangerous wide receiver who can cause opponents to adjust defenses to compensate for his skills...extremely hard worker...will rank as one of the program's all-tim top players once his career numbers are added up...has five 100-yard receiving games and multiple catches in 29 of his 32 games...one of only five players in school history with multiple-TD games receiving..landed on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring semester...selected as a finalist of Tech's 2011 Outstanding Male Athlete award.