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2016 Football Roster

80 Ben Odugbesan

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Major Public Relations
  • Hometown Elmont, NY
  • Highschool Elmont

Biography

EASTERN ILLINOIS
2016 (SENIOR):
Played in six games making four starts... suffered season ending injury against Tennessee State on October 8... made two catches at tight end with one for 53 yards and a touchdown against Western Illinois, the other a 34-yard touchdown reception at Illinois State... made four tackles on special teams with two tackles against Austin Peay... 
2015 (JUNIOR): Played 11 games at tight end and as a starter on special teams... made three starts during the season at tight end... on special teams had three blocked kicks which led the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked eighth in the NCAA... had blocked kicks at Western Illinois, at Tennessee State and in FCS playoffs at Northern Iowa... caught nine passes for 120 yards at tight end... hauled in 80-yard touchdown pass at Murray State which ranked sixth on the longest touchdown passes in school history... had four tackles on special teams... 

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Nassau Community College serving as a blocking tight end for a team that went 10-0 winning the Valley of the Sun NJCAA Bowl as a sophomore... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played football and lacrosse at Elmont Memorial HS... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2015Junior

    Tight End
    6'4" 215 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2016Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 215 lbs
    80
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