Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Northern Illinois
Ben LeRoy
DT • 6'3" • 285 lbs • Wilmette, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ben LeRoy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Ben LeRoy built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Wilmette, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Ben LeRoy's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Ben LeRoy, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Ben LeRoy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Ben LeRoy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DT
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Loyola Academy · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Loyola Academy · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DT 83rd (top 36%) · Mid-American 163rd (top 29%) · National 1,733rd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 37 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 28 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
Related Context
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Ben LeRoy played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben LeRoy recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 11.5 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
24.5
Usage
6.2
Consistency
31.1
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Eastern Illinois: 0.5. Nebraska: 2. Kent State: 0.5. Buffalo: 2. Bowling Green: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Ball State: 1. Western Michigan: 2. Central Michigan: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Illinois: 3 by 17.5. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. Kent State: 3 by 17.5. Buffalo: 5 by 40.8. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 3 by 22.5. Western Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Central Michigan: 7 by 64.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
64.2 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | L 24-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 35-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | vs Ball State | W 63-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Toledo | L 17-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 30-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Bowling Green | W 48-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ BuffaloSplash game | W 14-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kent State | W 24-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 21-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 38-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Boston College | L 20-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ben LeRoy story
Ben LeRoy built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Wilmette, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Ben LeRoy's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Ben LeRoy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 12.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11.5 | 24.5 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3.5 | 15.2 | 3.5 | -8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0.5 | 14.4 | 2.8 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Central Michigan
Week 3 · W 24-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Buffalo
Week 7 · W 14-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 12 · W 35-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · W 21-17
2
Havoc Plays
49.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
11.5 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
42.6
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
20.3
3.5 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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