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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Clemson
Ben Boulware
LB • 6'0" • Anderson, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ben Boulware shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Ben Boulware built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Anderson, SC wearing No. 10, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Ben Boulware's career was his defensive production: 116...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Ben Boulware, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Ben Boulware shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Ben Boulware quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · LB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · T.L. Hanna · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- T.L. Hanna · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 116 tackles · LB 15th (top 2%) · ACC 3rd (top 1%) · National 21st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Clemson | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 41.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | Clemson | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 11 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 105 | 9 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.2 |
Related Context
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Ben Boulware played LB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben Boulware recorded 116 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Clemson paired 18.5 primary output with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Clemson
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
46
Usage
10.4
Consistency
24.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 3. Ohio State: 0.5. Auburn: 2. Troy: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Louisville: 5. Boston College: 0. NC State: 0. Florida State: 2. Syracuse: 1. Pittsburgh: 0.5. Wake Forest: 0. South Carolina: 4.5. Virginia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 6 by 55. Ohio State: 5 by 25.8. Auburn: 6 by 45. Troy: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Tech: 10 by 41.7. Louisville: 18 by 100. Boston College: 9 by 37.5. NC State: 10 by 41.7. Florida State: 6 by 45. Syracuse: 7 by 39.2. Pittsburgh: 12 by 55. Wake Forest: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 7 by 74.2. Virginia Tech: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 13 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 1 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/10 | @ AlabamaSplash game | W 35-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 1/1 | vs Ohio State | W 31-0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Virginia Tech10+ tackles | W 42-35 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 56-7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Wake Forest | W 35-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Pittsburgh10+ tackles | L 42-43 | 12 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Syracuse | W 54-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 37-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs NC State10+ tackles | W 24-17 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/7 | @ Boston College | W 56-10 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Louisville10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-36 | 18 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/22 | @ Georgia Tech10+ tackles | W 26-7 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Troy | W 30-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ AuburnSplash game | W 19-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ben Boulware story
Ben Boulware built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Anderson, SC wearing No. 10, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Ben Boulware's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Ben Boulware's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Clemson | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Clemson | 2 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 18.5 | 46 | 10.4 | 16.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 18.5 | 46 | 10.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 5 · W 42-36 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs South Carolina
Week 13 · W 56-7
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 9 · W 37-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 5 · W 56-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Clemson
18.5 primary output · 46 efficiency · 10.4 usage
64.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
64.2
18.5 primary · 46 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Clemson
43.6
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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