Ben Gedeon

Class:
Senior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
247
Hometown:
Hudson, Ohio
High School:
Hudson

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 14 - Colorado, 2016
• TFLs: 3.0 - Maryland, 2016
• Sacks: 1.0 - (4x), last at Rutgers, 2016

At Michigan
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts with a degree in Economics
• Four-year letterman
• Appeared in 51 games and started 14 contests at linebacker
• Special teams contributor his entire career
• All-Big Ten honoree; 2016 second team (media), third team (coaches)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2015-16); also earned U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award

Senior (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
• Started all 13 games at inside linebacker to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Roger Zatkoff Award recipient given to Michigan's Top Linebacker
• All-Big Ten honoree; second team (media), third team (coaches)
• Named the team's Defensive Player of the Game after games against Penn State, Rutgers and Maryland (co-)
• Recognized as the team's Special Teams Player of the Game against Wisconsin
• Posted a career-best 106 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 pass breakups
• Registered seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack in season opener against Hawaii (Sept. 3) and named a Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Team of the Week honoree
• Tallied six stops, one tackle for loss and an assisted sack vs. UCF (Sept. 10) to earn Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Team of the Week distinction
• Posted fourteen tackles against Colorado (Sept. 17)
• Made eleven stops and 1.5 TFLs against Penn State (Sept 24) to be named Defensive Player of the Game
• Registered eight stops and batted down his first career pass against Wisconsin (Oct. 1) to earn Defensive Player of the Game honors
• Recorded five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack at Rutgers (Oct. 8), named as a Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Team of the Week honoree
• Had one pass breakup, one tackle for loss and six stops against Illinois (Oct. 22)
• Recorded four total tackles against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Made a team-leading 11 stops against Maryland (Nov. 5), including three tackles for loss, and was co-Defensive Player of the Game
• Made nine stops with one tackle for loss against Iowa (Nov. 12)
• Had a 12-tackle game against Indiana (Nov. 19) with one tackle for loss
• Posted 10 tackles, two TFLs and one sack at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Tallied two stops vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl (Dec. 30)

Junior (2015)
• Appeared in 12 games at linebacker, making one start, to earn his third varsity letter
• at Utah (Sept. 3): Recorded two tackles
• Oregon State (Sept. 12): Tallied two tackles
• UNLV (Sept. 19): Accumulated five tackles, including two solo stops
• BYU (Sept. 26): Recorded three tackles
• at Maryland (Oct. 3): Tallied one tackle
• Northwestern (Oct. 10): Made three tackles and had 0.5 tackles for loss
• Michigan State (Oct. 17): Recorded two tackles
• at Minnesota (Oct. 31): Contributed one tackle
• at Indiana (Nov. 14): Had two tackles
• at Penn State (Nov. 21): Tallied two tackles, one for a loss
• Ohio State (Nov. 28): Made seven tackles, including half a TFL
• at Florida (Jan. 1): Made four solo tackles, one for a loss

Sophomore (2014)
• Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
• Appeared in 11 games, earning his second varsity letter
• Recorded 17 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack
• vs. Penn State (Oct. 11): Posted one sack
• vs. Miami (OH) (Sept. 13): Recorded one tackle
• vs. Appalachian State (Aug. 30): Recorded four tackles, one quarterback hit, and returned a blocked punt 32 yards for a touchdown

Freshman (2013)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award
• Appeared in six games as a reserve linebacker, earning his first varsity letter
• Also contributed on special teams

OHIO STATE (Nov. 30)
• Tallied a career-high six tackles and his first career sack

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (Aug. 31)
• Made four tackles

Prep
• Attended Hudson High School (2013) coached by Ron Wright

Key Statistics
• Tallied over 1,300 total yards on offense and 14 touchdowns as a senior
• Carried the ball 196 times for 1,418 yards and scored 27 total touchdowns to go along with 120 tackles as a junior
• Recorded 105 tackles and five sacks on defense, as well as 500 rushing yards, 300 receiving yards and 300 passing yards on offense as a sophomore

Honors and Rankings
• Was named to the U.S. Under-19 National Team
• Named AP Division I All-Ohio first team as a senior
• Was third team all-state as a sophomore

Personal
• Benjamin James Gedeon was born on October 16, 1994