Ben Gedeon
| No. 42 – Minnesota Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 16, 1994 Hudson, Ohio |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hudson (OH) |
| College: | Michigan |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Benjamin "Ben" Gedeon is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Gedeon was drafted by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
College career
Gedeon appeared in 51 games and made 14 starting assignments at linebacker, ultimately recording 176 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 21 tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups. As a senior, he posted a career best 106 tackles, 15.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and two pass breakups. Following the 2016 season, Gedeon was named to the All-Big Ten defensive second-team by the media.[1]
Professional career
Gedeon was pegged as the No. 9 inside linebacker in the 2017 NFL draft by CBBSSports.com and was projected to go in the 4th or 5th round according to NFL.com.[2]
Gedeon was one of the top performers at the 2017 NFL Combine. Listed at 6'2", 244 pounds, Gedeon topped all linebackers in the bench press, lifting 225 pounds 27 times. He also tied for the best 20-yard shuttle (4.13 seconds), was third in the 60-yard shuttle (11.58 seconds), had the seventh-best vertical jump (34.5 inches), was ninth in the 3-cone drill (6.98 seconds) and was twelfth with a 119-inch broad jump.[3]
| External videos | |
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 Gedeon performing at the 2017 NFL Combine | |
| Gedeon gets drafted by the Vikings |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
32+5⁄8 | 10 in (0.25 m) |
4.75 s | 4.13 s | 6.98 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
27 reps | |||
| All values are from NFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Gedeon was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in fourth round, 120th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[5][6]
Career statistics
College
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Tfl | PDef | Int | Yards | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | FR Yds | TDs | |
| 2013 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 94 | 39 | 55 | 4.5 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NCAA Career Totals | 164 | 81 | 83 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Peppers, Lewis Lead All 11 Defenders Honored by B1G". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Gedeon Draft profile". NFL.com. April 9, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ Wolverines' Ben Gedeon impresses with NFL combine testing
- ^ *Ben Gedeon | Michigan, ILB : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
- ^ "Quartet of Wolverines Go So Far on Third Day of NFL Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Select Michigan LB Ben Gedeon". Vikings.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.