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Position: | Defensive tackle |
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Born: | Green Pond, New Jersey, U.S. | March 9, 1971
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Rockaway (NJ) Morris Knolls |
College: | Penn State |
NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94 |
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Lewis Vincent Benfatti (born March 9, 1971) is a former professional American football player. The 6' 4", 278 lb., defensive tackle was the third round pick (#94 overall) of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL Draft. [1] He played three seasons (1994–1996) with the Jets. Benfatti was named All-American and a Lombardi Award finalist while at Penn State University. A team captain for the Nittany Lions, he played in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl games.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1993. Benfatti was an All-State football player and heavyweight wrestler at Morris Knolls High School in Denville Township, New Jersey. [2] [3]
Benfatti is the principal of Hopatcong Middle School, in Hopatcong, New Jersey. [4]