Linebacker, Clemson, 2013–16
Ben Boulware
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Anderson, SC
- Born
- Aug 7, 1994, in Anderson, South Carolina
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Ben Boulware played linebacker at Clemson (2013–16). He led the 2016 national champions in tackles.
At a glance
Career highs
18tackles, career highvs. Louisville, 20162sacks, career highvs. South Carolina, 2016Honors
- 2016Led the national champions in tackles
- 2016Jack Lambert Trophy
- 2016ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Team titles: ACC champions, 2015 and 2016; National champions, 2016
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1.5 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Clemson 14 games, 116 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Auburn | W 19–13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Troy | W 30–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Georgia Tech | W 26–7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Louisville | W 42–36 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Boston College | W 56–10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. NC State | W 24–17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Florida State | W 37–34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Syracuse | W 54–0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 42–43 | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Wake Forest | W 35–13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. South Carolina | W 56–7 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 42–35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 31–0 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 35–31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 Clemson 2 games, 2 INT
2014 Clemson 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 40–6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2013 Clemson 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs.Wake Forest | W 56–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–15).
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 238 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.85 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.43 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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