Ben VanSumeren
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Born
2000 (26 years old)
Bay City, USAPosition
Full-back
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Black
Team Number
43
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
231 lb (105 kg)
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Buffalo Bills
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Description
Ben VanSumeren (born May 5, 2000) is an American professional football fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans.
VanSumeren began his NFL career as a linebacker and was officially designated as a linebacker for his first two seasons, although he only saw playing time on defense during his rookie season. After the Eagles began playing him at fullback in his second season VanSumeren officially moved to fullback during the off-season of his third season. VanSumeren had originally played fullback for the first two seasons of his collegiate career and moved to linebacker during his final two.
Early life
VanSumeren was born on May 5, 2000, and grew up in Bay City, Michigan. By age six, he declared that he was going to be a professional football player. He attended Garber High School in Essexville, playing at different points linebacker, defensive lineman, quarterback, running back and wide receiver when needed. VanSumeren played best at receiver, leading Bay County in receiving for three years, including a senior campaign that saw him post a regular season state record 81 receptions for 1,259 yards and 13 touchdowns, being named by Associated Press the division player of the year. Although initially committing to Iowa, he flipped to Michigan after receiving a late offer from them.
College career
Recruited to play fullback, VanSumeren appeared in four games for Michigan as a true freshman in 2018, preserving his redshirt status. He moved to running back in 2019, playing five games with five rushes for 20 yards and one touchdown. He moved to linebacker in 2020, playing six games but only posting seven tackles. Due to his limited playing time, he transferred to the rival Michigan State Spartans.
In his first season at Michigan State, VanSumeren played in all 13 games, but only managed to make 12 tackles. He initially entered the transfer portal in 2022, but then opted to return to the Spartans. 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. 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.
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 Michigan | 2018-2020 | Youth | - | - | |
 Michigan State | 2021-2023 | Youth | - | - |
Former Senior Teams
 Philadelphia Eagles | 2023-2025 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Buffalo Bills | 2026- | Permanent | - | - |
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| Rushing and Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Yards From Scrimmage | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Scrimmage Yards Per Touch | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Touches | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Safeties | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Quarterback Hits | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Tackles For Loss | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Assisted Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Solo Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 3 |
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| Combined Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 3 |
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| Sacks | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Fumble Recovery Return Yards | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Passes Defended | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Longest Interception Return | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Yards | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Defensive Interceptions | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Receiving Yards Per Target | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Catch Percentage | NFL | 2024 | 100.0 |
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| Receiving Yards Per Game | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Receptions Per Game | NFL | 2024 | 0.1 |
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| Receiving Success Rate | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Receiving First Downs | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Receiving Yards Per Reception | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Receptions | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Pass Targets | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Rushing Attempts Per Game | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Rushing Yards Per Game | NFL | 2024 | 0.0 |
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| Rushing First Downs | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Rushing Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Rushing Yards Gained | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Rushing Attempts | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2024 | 11 |
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| Position | NFL | 2024 | LB |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 3 |
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| Safeties | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Quarterback Hits | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Tackles For Loss | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Assisted Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 9 |
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| Solo Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 4 |
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| Combined Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 13 |
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| Sacks | NFL | 2023 | 0.0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered Touchdowns | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Fumble Recovery Return Yards | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Passes Defended | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Longest Interception Return | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Yards | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Defensive Interceptions | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2023 | 9 |
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| Position | NFL | 2023 | LB |
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