Education
Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University.
The 6" 4", 278 pounds, defensive tackle was the third round pick (#94 overall) of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played three seasons (1994–1996) with the Jets. 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, New Jersey. Benfatti previously has been the principal of Hopatcong Middle School, in Hopatcong, New Jersey.