Player Dossier

2013-2016

Clemson

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.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

80

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

64

Useful peak profile

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
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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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9229

T.L. Hanna · Anderson, SC

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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonClemson10-0--041.8
2014 PostseasonClemson10-0--141.8
2015 PostseasonClemson20-0--043.6
2015 Regular SeasonClemson20-0--043.6
2016 PostseasonClemson14112.50-1064.2
2016 Regular SeasonClemson1410594-1064.2

Related Context

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

2015 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20 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: Oklahoma

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Clemson

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

20

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 1. App State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

20 vs Oklahoma

Result
Thu 12/31vs OklahomaW 37-171
Sat 9/12vs App StateW 41-101

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

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

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    Clemson

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonClemson120
2014 PostseasonClemson1200
2015 PostseasonClemson2201
2015 Regular SeasonClemson2200
2016 PostseasonClemson18.54610.416.5
2016 Regular SeasonClemson18.54610.40

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

3

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

2

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