Player Dossier

2008-2009

Minnesota

Ben Kuznia

WR • 6'0" • Olivia, MN, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Ben Kuznia reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

24

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

10

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Ben Kuznia built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Olivia, MN wearing No. 16, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Ben Kuznia's career was his receiving role: 33 catches,...

Read the story

Ben Kuznia, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Minnesota. Ben Kuznia reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
325
Receptions
33
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Ben Kuznia quick answers

Latest team and position
Minnesota · WR
Career Receiving Yards
325
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Minnesota
Top game
Northwestern
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
15 receiving yards · WR 725th (top 91%) · Big Ten 132nd (top 85%) · National 1,435th (top 85%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonMinnesota1231310061
2009 PostseasonMinnesota313026.5
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota3112126.5

Related Context

Ben Kuznia played WR for Minnesota. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ben Kuznia recorded 3 rushing yards, 325 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Minnesota.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 310 primary output with 65 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 65 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2008 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

25.8

Efficiency

65

Usage

12.4

Consistency

37.6

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 16. Bowling Green: 33. Montana State: 10. Florida Atlantic: 38. Ohio State: 16. Indiana: 13. Illinois: 29. Purdue: 33. Northwestern: 98. Michigan: 3. Wisconsin: 3. Iowa: 18

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100. Bowling Green: 4 by 55. Montana State: 2 by 33.3. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 84.4. Ohio State: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 1 by 86.7. Illinois: 2 by 96.7. Purdue: 3 by 73.3. Northwestern: 7 by 93.3. Michigan: 1 by 20. Wisconsin: 2 by 10. Iowa: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins24.6 · Games = 7 · -3.0 vs Losses
Losses27.6 · Games = 5 · +3.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

100 vs Iowa

Result
Sun 11/23vs IowaL 0-551181818018
Sat 11/15@ WisconsinL 32-35231.51.5008
Sat 11/8vs MichiganL 6-29133303
Sat 11/1vs NorthwesternL 17-247981414022
Sat 10/25@ PurdueW 17-63331111015
Sat 10/11@ IllinoisW 27-2022914.514.50015
Sat 10/4vs IndianaW 16-71131313013
Sat 9/27@ Ohio StateL 21-344164406
Sat 9/20vs Florida AtlanticW 37-333812.712.70019
Sat 9/13vs Montana StateW 35-232105505
Sat 9/6@ Bowling GreenW 42-174338.38.30014
Sat 8/30vs Northern IllinoisW 31-271161616016

Player Story

Ben Kuznia story

Ben Kuznia built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Olivia, MN wearing No. 16, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Ben Kuznia's career was his receiving role: 33 catches, 325 receiving yards, and 3 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ben Kuznia's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Minnesota

    2008-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonMinnesota3106512.4
2009 PostseasonMinnesota15506.1-295
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota15506.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 10 · L 17-24 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

98

Receiving Yards

88.8 takeover

98 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 12 · L 0-12 · Conference game

12

Receiving Yards

67.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#3

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · W 37-3

38

Receiving Yards

58.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 7 · W 27-20 · Conference game

29

Receiving Yards

53.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Purdue

Week 9 · W 17-6 · Conference game

33

Receiving Yards

51.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Minnesota

310 primary output · 65 efficiency · 12.4 usage

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#2

2009 Postseason · Minnesota

26.5

15 primary · 50 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Minnesota

26.5

15 primary · 50 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games