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| Northwestern Wildcats – No. 71 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 26, 2001 Powell, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Olentangy Liberty High School (Powell, Ohio) |
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Ben Wrather (born September 26, 2001) is an American football offensive lineman for the Northwestern Wildcats.
Early life and high school
editWrather attended Olentangy Liberty High School in Ohio.[1] Wrather was rated as a three star recruit, receiving over 25 offers from the likes of schools like Penn State, Purdue, Indiana, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, and others.[2] He ultimately committed to play college football at Northwestern University.[3]
College career
editNorthwestern
editIn 2020, Wrather’s COVID-19 shortened freshman season, he played in eight games.[4] In 2021, he appeared in 11 games, starting two of them.[5] In 2022, he appears in 9 games. For the 2023 season, Wrather started at Center, making 12 starts at the position.[6] Wrather ended up seeing action in 770 snaps, the third-highest mark on the team.[7] According to Pro Football Focus, posted a season-high 83.9 pass grade against Duke (9/16/23).[7] Wrather registered a 77.3 pass blocking grade in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Utah (12/23/23).[7]
Prior to the 2024 season, Wrather has played in 40 games, making 13 starts for the Wildcats.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "The Wrather Impact". northwestern.rivals.com. April 23, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wrather Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Rich, Davis (April 22, 2019). "2020 OL Ben Wrather commits to Northwestern". Inside NU. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Gazette, Delaware (December 15, 2020). "Wrather, Northwestern making most of strange season". Delaware Gazette. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wrather Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Gold, David (June 26, 2024). "Predicting Northwestern football's depth chart heading into training camp". Inside NU. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Northwestern Football Roster". Northwestern Football Roster. October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wrather – Northwestern NIL Deals, Net Worth, Player Information – CollegeNetWorth.com". www.collegenetworth.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Sports, Athlon (June 23, 2024). "Northwestern Football: 2024 Wildcats Season Preview and Prediction". Athlon Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2024.