Ben Wooldridge
Ben Wooldridge
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball. Ben Wooldridge arrived at Louisiana from Fresno State. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 373 pass yds, 3 pass TD against Coastal Carolina — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana, 4,588 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 23–17
at Texas State
252 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.0 · 39 rush yds (8 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Sean Clifford’s 2022 season.
Matches Sean on
Differs from Sean on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerry Bohannon’s path through South Florida.
Matches Gerry on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson McCall's graduate season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
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Differs from Grayson on
Player DNA
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Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#60
Heisman watch (#60) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2024+51%
Up 51% from first season to most-recent.