Benford may have hit his ceiling, I don’t think so though. He played way above his draft status when he came to us last year. Has played very well since. Will he be elite? Maybe. But he doesn’t have to be in our system, he just needs to be the best he can.
Talent wise he could be the 2nd best CB athlete we have. He has not translated that to the field. And no, you wouldn’t bench him if he was. You’d get him playing time to get better. He hasn’t even cracked the roster as a nickel CB.
Others may contribute more in ST and such, but if he was good enough, you’d play him.