Ben Wilkerson

Ben Wilkerson

No. 64, 67
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: November 22, 1982 (1982-11-22)
Place of birth: Port Arthur, Texas
High School: Hemphill High School Hemphill, Texas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
College: Louisiana State
Undrafted in 2005
Debuted in 2006 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2005–2006) Atlanta Falcons (2007–2008) Florida Tuskers (2009)
Career highlights and awards
BCS National Championship (2003) Consensus All-American (2004) Rimington Trophy (2004)
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Games Played	32
Games Started	0
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Benjamin Lorenza Wilkerson (born November 22, 1982) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for Louisiana State University, earned All-American honors. He signed with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent, and also played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL).

Early years

Wilkerson was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He graduated from Hemphill High School in Hemphill, Texas.

College career

He attended Louisiana State University, where he played for the LSU Tigers football team from 2001 to 2004. As a senior in 2004, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and won the and won the Rimington Trophy as the best college football center in the country.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Wilkerson was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the team until 2006.

Atlanta Falcons

Wilkerson played for the Atlanta Falcons from 2007 to 2008.

Florida Tuskers

Wilkerson was a member of the United Football League's Florida Tuskers for part of the 2009 season.

Coaching career

Wilkerson is currently serving as a graduate assistant at LSU.