54 Ben Wright
Ben Wright
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    240
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Bloomington, Ill.
  • High School:
    Bloomington
  • Position:
    DL
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    30.0
  • sac
    3.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Awards and Honors

  • NACC Scholar Athlete 2022

Junior (fall 2021): Appeared in four games as a defensive lineman and was a regular contributor to the Red Devils’ special teams unit … Posted five total tackles, four of which were solo efforts … Notched three solo tackles at Wisconsin Lutheran on Oct. 23.

Sophomore (spring 2021): Appeared in all five games of the shortened COVID spring 2021 season as a defensive lineman and special teams contributor … Recorded a career-high seven total tackles, including five solos and one for loss … Recorded three total tackles and one for loss in the season opener against Aurora on March 20.

Freshman (2019): Appeared in one game as a defensive lineman ... Made his first collegiate appearance against Aurora University on Oct. 5.

Bloomington High School: Received First Team All-Big 12 … Was named second-team All-Area.

Personal: The son of Richard and Roxanna Wright, Ben was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 24, 2000 … Has five siblings, Valerie, Victoria, Veronica, Alex and Richie … Majoring in special education.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 18 17
Assists 12 11
Tackles 30.0 28.0
Tackles per game 3.0 3.5
Sacks 3.0 2.0
Sack yards 24 15
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 1 1 2.0 1.0 9 1.0 9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 1 2 3.0 1.0 9 1.0 9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 1 3 4.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 1.0 8 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 0 2 2.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 4 2 6.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 4 0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 1 - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - -
2021-22 4 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 20 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 1 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 4 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 20 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 5 2 7.0 1.4 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 4 4 1 5.0 1.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 18 12 30.0 3.0 3.0 24 5.0 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 20 27 15 42.0 2.1 3.0 24 6.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 18 12 30.0 3.0 3.0 24 5.0 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 8 17 11 28.0 3.5 2.0 15 4.0 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 4 8 12.0 2.4 3.0 24 3.5 24 - - - - - - -
Away 5 14 4 18.0 3.6 0.0 0 1.5 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 5 3 8.0 4.0 1.0 9 2.0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 8 13 9 22.0 2.8 2.0 15 3.0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Month September 4 3 6 9.0 2.3 3.0 24 3.0 24 - - - - - - -
October 5 11 6 17.0 3.4 0.0 0 2.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 1 4 0 4.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -

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