Ben Cleveland
| No. 66 – Baltimore Ravens | |
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| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 25, 1998 Toccoa, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 343 lb (156 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Stephens County |
| College: | Georgia |
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 3 / pick: 94 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Benjamin Keith Cleveland is an American football offensive guard for the Baltimore Ravens.
Early life and high school
Cleveland grew up in Toccoa, Georgia and attended Stephens County High School, where he played baseball and football.[1] He was rated a four star recruit and committed to play college football at Georgia during the summer before his junior season.[2]
College career
Cleveland redshirted his true freshman season.[3] He played in all 15 of Georgia's games as a redshirt freshman and started the final five, including the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game.[4][5] Cleveland started eight games with six games missed due to an injury in his redshirt sophomore season.[6][7] He played in 13 games with seven starts at right guard as a redshirt junior.[8] Cleveland returned to being a full-time starter at right guard in his final season at Georgia was named first team All-Southeastern Conference and a third team All-American by the Associated Press after starting nine games in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.[9]
Professional career
Cleveland was selected in the third round with the 94th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.[10]
References
- ^ Krider, Dave (May 16, 2014). "Ben Cleveland: 322-pound football recruit also stars in baseball for Stephens County". MaxPreps. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Nabulsi, Radi (July 19, 2014). "UGA nets a couple five-star commitments". 11Alive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ben Cleveland develops from a needed redshirt season to first time starter". Athens Banner-Herald. November 18, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "UGA football's Ben Cleveland talks team-building, academics". The Augusta Chronicle. September 11, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Odum, George (January 6, 2018). "Dogs' 'Big Ben' in pivotal role vs Alabama's defensive line". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia's Ben Cleveland talks about last season's injury". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Emerson, Seth (April 16, 2019). "Big Ben Remains Big Time: How Ben Cleveland keeps the faith despite a wild career swing due to injury". The Athletic. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs fortunate to still have Ben Cleveland around". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 11, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Former UGA OL Ben Cleveland on his Pro Day and an NFL interview". Athens Banner-Herald. March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ravens take powerful Georgia guard Ben Cleveland with third-round pick, No. 94 overall". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2021.