Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Michigan State
Ben VanSumeren
LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Essexville, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ben VanSumeren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Ben VanSumeren built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Essexville, MI wearing No. 13, spending time with Michigan and Michigan State. The clearest part of Ben VanSumeren's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Ben VanSumeren, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State. Ben VanSumeren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Ben VanSumeren quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Garber · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Garber · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 73 tackles · LB 138th (top 12%) · Big Ten 18th (top 3%) · National 198th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57.7 |
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Ben VanSumeren played LB for Michigan and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ben VanSumeren recorded 20 rushing yards, 93 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 10 primary output with 39.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
8.6
Usage
1.9
Consistency
4.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Youngstown State: 0. Miami: 0. Nebraska: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Rutgers: 0. Ohio State: 1. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Youngstown State: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 6 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Ohio State
Player Story
Ben VanSumeren story
Ben VanSumeren built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Essexville, MI wearing No. 13, spending time with Michigan and Michigan State. The clearest part of Ben VanSumeren's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Michigan State. 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 VanSumeren's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 20 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Ben VanSumeren 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
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Michigan
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 39.6 | 7 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 11 · W 27-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 12 · L 31-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 12 · L 7-56 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 13 · L 16-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 35-13
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
10 primary output · 39.6 efficiency · 7 usage
57.7
#2
2020 Regular Season · Michigan
42.4
0 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Michigan
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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