Ben VanSumeren
Ben VanSumeren
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He got to Michigan State by way of Michigan State. The receipt: 14 tackles against Maryland — Week 5, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 85 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 73 | 25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 32 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022
W 23–15
at Illinois
10 TOT · 6 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Levani Damuni’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Levani Damuni's senior season at Stanford (2022).
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