Player Career

Ben Bywater Career Story

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

Player Story

Ben Bywater story

Ben Bywater built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 2, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Ben Bywater's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with BYU. 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 Bywater's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.

The arc is straightforward: Ben Bywater 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

    BYU

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonBYU016.73
2020 Regular SeasonBYU014.62.90
2021 PostseasonBYU10.543.110.710.5
2021 Regular SeasonBYU10.543.110.70
2022 PostseasonBYU1136.39.20.5
2022 Regular SeasonBYU1136.39.20
2023 Regular SeasonBYU842.715.2-3
2024 Regular SeasonBYU0-8

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Utah State

Week 5 · W 34-20

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#2

@ Kansas

Week 4 · L 27-38 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

92.2 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Baylor

Week 2 · W 26-20

2.5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Boise State

Week 6 · L 17-26

2

Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Sam Houston

Week 1 · W 14-0

2

Havoc Plays

71.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · BYU

8 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage

69

#2

2022 Postseason · BYU

66.8

11 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · BYU

66.8

11 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

8

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games