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Ben VanSumeren
No. 57 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-05) May 5, 2000 (age 23)
Bay City, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Garber (MI)
College:Michigan (2018–2020)
Michigan State (2021–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:13
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ben VanSumeren (born May 5, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan and Michigan State.

Early life

VanSumeren was born on May 5, 2000, and grew up in

touchdowns, being named by Associated Press the division player of the year.[2] Although initially committing to Iowa, he flipped to Michigan after receiving a late offer from them.[3]

College career

Recruited to play

redshirt status.[4] He moved to running back in 2019, playing five games with five rushes for 20 yards and one touchdown.[4] He moved to linebacker in 2020, playing six games but only posting seven tackles.[5] Due to his limited playing time, he committed what Michigan fans call "the ultimate betrayal" and transferred to the rival Michigan State Spartans.[5]

In his first season at Michigan State, VanSumeren played in all 13 games, but only managed to make 12 tackles.[5] He initially entered the transfer portal in 2022, but then opted to return to the Spartans.[6] In his final year, he saw his first significant playing time, starting 10 of 11 games and making 81 tackles with two sacks and two pass breakups.[6] Although VanSumeren had one year of eligibility left, he opted to accept an invitation to the East–West Shrine Bowl and declared for the NFL draft.[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		231 lb
(105 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.45 s 1.52 s 2.53 s 4.46 s 7.10 s 42.5 in
(1.08 m)		 10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)		 29 reps
All values from
Pro Day[7]

Despite being projected by several sources as a pick in the

undrafted free agent, being given a contract that included $130,000 guaranteed.[8][9][10] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[11][12] On November 5, 2023, VanSumeren was called up from the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad for a game against the Dallas Cowboys. He appeared on 10 special teams snaps. He was signed to the active roster on November 30.[13] On December 25, 2023, VanSumeren recorded 6 tackles while playing 36 defensive snaps in a 33-25 victory over the New York Giants.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Ben VanSumeren". Michigan State Spartans.
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    MLive.com
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    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b c Katz, Jason (April 20, 2023). "Ben VanSumeren, LB, Michigan State | NFL Draft Scouting Report". Pro Football Network.
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    MLive.com
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  7. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Ben VanSumeren College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ^ Mulcrone, Aeden (March 21, 2023). "Michigan State LB Ben VanSumeren wows on-lookers at Spartans' Pro Day". Sports Illustrated.
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  10. ^ Erby, Glenn (May 2, 2023). "Eagles' UDFA deal with Michigan State linebacker Ben VanSumeren is for $130K guaranteed". USA Today.
  11. ^ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  12. ^ "Eagles announce practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2023.
  13. ^ Erby, Glenn. "Eagles announce 4 roster moves ahead of Week 13 matchup vs. 49ers". Eagles Wire. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ "New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles - December 25th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

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