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85 Ben Christensen

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Year Senior
  • Position DL
  • Hometown Frankfort, Ill.
  • High School Lincoln-Way East

Biography

School Records:

  • Season: T-No. 1 in fumble recoveries (4 in 2017)

2019:

  • Second Team All-MWC
  • Played in all nine games
  • Totaled 24 tackles, a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and two blocked kicks on the season
  • Recorded seven tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack versus Lake Forest
  • Blocked two kicks with one tackle for loss versus Washington-St. Louis
  • Tallied two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks against Lake Forest in the season finale
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • MWC Academic All-Conference
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2018:

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Totaled 33 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, one forced fumble and two blocked kicks on the season
  • Posted nine tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble versus St. Norbert
  • Tallied five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Washington-St. Louis and Illinois College
  • Compiled six tackles and two tackles for loss at Lawrence

2017:

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Totaled 40 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two blocked kicks, four fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one interception on the season
  • Tallied 11 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack versus Lawrence
  • Posted 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, 0.5 sack and blocked a kick versus Case Western Reserve
  • Recorded three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery at Ripon
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Oct. 9)
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2016:

  • Played in nine games
  • Totaled 27 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick on the season
  • Posted five tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack at Hendrix
  • Collected four tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack versus Carnegie Mellon

Personal:

  • Major: Economics
  • Participated in four years of football, four years of basketball and one year of track & field in high school
  • As a senior, totaled 59 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks
  • All-Conference, All-Area, All-State, Team Defensive MVP
  • Academic All-State, National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award
  • High Honor Roll, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, top 3 percent, Mathletes

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 85

    2016Freshman

    DL
    6'3" 230 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2017Sophomore

    DL
    6'3" 230 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2018Junior

    DL
    6'3" 240 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2019Senior

    DL
    6'3" 240 lbs
    85