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Player Dossier
2013-2016Michigan
Ben Gedeon
LB • 6'3" • Hudson, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ben Gedeon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Ben Gedeon built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Hudson, OH wearing No. 42, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Ben Gedeon's career was his defensive production: 94...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 120
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Ben Gedeon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan. Ben Gedeon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Ben Gedeon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hudson · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Hudson · 7 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 4 · Pick 14 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 94 tackles · LB 78th (top 8%) · Big Ten 14th (top 3%) · National 107th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 92 | 15 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 |
Related Context
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Ben Gedeon played LB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben Gedeon recorded -2 rushing yards, 94 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Michigan paired 23.5 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 0 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: App State
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
0
Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
0 vs App State
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| Sat 8/30 | vs App State | W 52-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Ben Gedeon story
Ben Gedeon built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Hudson, OH wearing No. 42, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Ben Gedeon's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. 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 Gedeon's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 32 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Ben Gedeon 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
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 23.5 | 48.2 | 10.4 | 23.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 23.5 | 48.2 | 10.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 10 · W 59-3 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 78-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 63-3
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 4 · W 49-10 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Michigan
23.5 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 10.4 usage
69.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan
69.2
23.5 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Michigan
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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