6′6″ · 292 lb · Avon Lake, OH
Ben Oxley: DL · Northwestern · #75.
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Ben Oxley
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Northwestern. On tape: 1 tackle against Ohio State, Week 14, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | W 24-14@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45@ No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-20@ No. 20 Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 19-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
51.1%
524 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
578 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northwestern — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
