Last confirmed: Michigan, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Hudson, OH
Ben Gedeon: LB · Michigan · #42.
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Ben Gedeon
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Brady Hoke and Jim Harbaugh. On tape: 12 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Colorado, Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Hawai'i | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 51-14vs UCF | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-28vs Colorado | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Penn State | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 14-7vs No. 8 Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 78-0@ Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-8vs Illinois | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-23@ Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-3vs Maryland | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 13-14@ Iowa | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10vs Indiana | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30@ No. 2 Ohio State | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 32-33@ No. 10 Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 39 | 15.0 | 4.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%15 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups94 tackles · 15 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.7%
370 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
94 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan, 94 tackles — drafted at #120 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Jim Harbaugh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
