Player Career

Ben Stille Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ben Stille story

Ben Stille built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Ashland, NE wearing No. 95, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Ben Stille's career was his defensive production: 149 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ben Stille's production has multiple signals. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Ben Stille moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska15.528.313.5
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska1825.88.32.5
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska1727.29.6-1
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska7.523.47.1-9.5
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska16.528.38.49

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Illinois

Week 5 · W 28-6 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Buffalo

Week 2 · W 28-3

3.5

Havoc Plays

83.9 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Purdue

Week 14 · W 37-27 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Purdue

Week 10 · L 27-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Iowa

Week 13 · L 21-28 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

80.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Nebraska

15.5 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 13.5 usage

69.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Nebraska

65.1

17 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 9.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Nebraska

62.6

18 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage

Milestones

16

Impact games

22

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games