Born: March 8, 1999 — Vernon, B.C.
2023: Years as a Lion: 3rd Years in CFL: 3rd Status: National
Career Games: 28 Playoffs: 2 Grey Cup: 0
Acquired:
The BC Lions selected Ben in the third round (22nd overall) of the 2021 CFL Draft.
Highlights:
2022: Ben worked his way into a starting role in year two as a pro and would record 65 total tackles (59 defence, six special teams) and his first two career sacks while registering nine defensive stops in two playoff games.
2021: Ben was a reliable piece on special teams in his rookie season, suiting up in all 14 games and racking up six special teams tackles and made two defensive stops in a 45-13 win over Ottawa on September 11th.
College:
2019-2021: Ben was UBC’s defensive captain in 2019, who registered 58 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and one 50-yard pick-six. He was named a Canada West All-Star and a U SPORTS Second-Team All-Canadian at the end of the 2019 season. Although university sports were cancelled in 2020, Ben impressed many scouts in the 2021 virtual combine, who benched (225 lbs) 29 times, ran a 4.66 for the 40-yard dash, 10′ 7” broad jump, 6.66 seconds 3-cone and 4.16 seconds shuttle time.
2018: The defensive captain, a Canada West All-Star and a U SPORTS First-Team All-Canadian had 73 total tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and 3 fumble recoveries.
2017: Ben registered 58 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, one sack, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries as a freshman at UBC.
Personal:
Ben studied psychology at UBC, who once led the Vernon Secondary School Panthers to school’s first-ever B.C. AA Subway Bowl high school football championship and was the first Vernon provincial AA MVP in 2016.
Seasons
Defence
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021
|
BC | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2022
|
BC | 17 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
2023
|
BC | 18 | 101 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
2024
|
BC | 14 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
Total
|
53 | 228 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Game Log
Game Participation Count
| Year | Team | Regular | Semi-Final | Final | Greycup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021
|
BC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
2022
|
BC | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
|
2023
|
BC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
2024
|
BC | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Defence
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-09
|
1 | TOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-15
|
2 | CGY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-22
|
3 | WPG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-07
|
5 | HAM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-13
|
6 | SSK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-21
|
7 | CGY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-02
|
9 | WPG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-11
|
10 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-18
|
11 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-24
|
12 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-28
|
17 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-05
|
18 | CGY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-12
|
19 | SSK | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-19
|
20 | MTL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Total
|
66 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player Transactions
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