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Linebacker, Michigan, 2013–16
Ben Gedeon
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Hudson, OH
- Born
- Oct 16, 1994, in Hudson, Ohio
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Ben Gedeon played linebacker at Michigan (2013–16). The Minnesota Vikings took Gedeon in round 4, No. 120 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Colorado, 2016Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan | 94 | 39 | 15 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 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 Michigan 13 games, 94 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Hawai’i | W 63–3 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. UCF | W 51–14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 45–28 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Penn State | W 49–10 | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Wisconsin | W 14–7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Rutgers | W 78–0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Illinois | W 41–8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Michigan State | W 32–23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Maryland | W 59–3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Iowa | L 13–14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Indiana | W 20–10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Ohio State | L 27–30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 32–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 Michigan 1 game, 1 return, 32 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. App State | W 52–14 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 15–16).
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 244 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 77½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.75 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 27 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.13 s |
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).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 33 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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