Linebacker, Iowa, 2014–17
Ben Niemann
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Hometown
- Sycamore, IL
- Born
- Jul 27, 1995, in Des Moines, Iowa
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Ben Niemann played linebacker at Iowa (2014–17).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Wyoming, 2017Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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
2017 Iowa 13 games, 77 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wyoming | W 24–3 | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Iowa State | W 44–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Texas | W 31–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Penn State | L 19–21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Michigan State | L 10–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Illinois | W 45–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at Northwestern | L 10–17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 17–10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ohio State | W 55–24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Wisconsin | L 14–38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Purdue | L 15–24 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Nebraska | W 56–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 27–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Iowa 13 games, 69 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 45–21 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Iowa State | W 42–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Dakota State | L 21–23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Rutgers | W 14–7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Northwestern | L 31–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | atMinnesota | W 14–7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atPurdue | W 49–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Wisconsin | L 9–17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPenn State | L 14–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Michigan | W 14–13 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atIllinois | W 28–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Nebraska | W 40–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 3–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 Iowa 1 game, 1 return, 17 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs.Northwestern | W 48–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.75 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.43 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 76 | 243 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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