2024 Football Roster
Pratt, Ben
Jersey Number 30
Ben Pratt
- Position:
- Long Snapper
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Normal, Ill.
- High School:
- Normal Community H.S.
- Major:
- Sport Management
- Twitter:
- @BenPratt70
- Instagram:
- ben__pratt_
Bio
CAREER
Has seen action in 25 career games as CMU’s long snapper … two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection (2023 and 2024) …two-time Academic All-MAC honoree.
2024
As a redshirt junior long snapper, saw action in all 12 games … listed as the starting long snapper on the depth chart … earned Third Team All-MAC honors by Phil Steele Magazine … named a preseason Third Team All-MAC selection as a long snapper by Phil Steele Magazine … College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection … earned Academic All-MAC honors … snapped 55 punts, 18 field goals, and 26 point after attempts on the season … made two tackles (one solo) on the year … registered one tackle vs. Western Michigan (11/19) … tallied one solo tackle at Eastern Michigan (10/19).
2023
As a redshirt sophomore long snapper, saw action in all 12 games … listed as the starting long snapper on the depth chart … named an Academic All-MAC selection … named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree … snapped 62 punts, 22 field goals, and 33 point after attempts on the season … made two tackles on the season .. made one tackle vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made one tackle at South Alabama (9/23).
2022
As a redshirt freshman long snapper, did not see any game action … contributed as a backup long snapper.
2021
Redshirted his true freshman season … contributed as a backup long snapper.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Normal Community High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Jason Dwengwitz … eight time Big 12 Scholar-Athlete … was team’s long snapper and center … served as team captain as a senior … helped guide his team to two conference titles … also competed in wrestling … served as wrestling team captain … outstanding student with a 4.8 grade point average out of 5.0 … involved in a variety of community service activities.
PERSONAL
Born Benjamin Pratt on May 30, 2003 … majors in Sport Management with a Communications minor.
Has seen action in 25 career games as CMU’s long snapper … two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection (2023 and 2024) …two-time Academic All-MAC honoree.
2024
As a redshirt junior long snapper, saw action in all 12 games … listed as the starting long snapper on the depth chart … earned Third Team All-MAC honors by Phil Steele Magazine … named a preseason Third Team All-MAC selection as a long snapper by Phil Steele Magazine … College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection … earned Academic All-MAC honors … snapped 55 punts, 18 field goals, and 26 point after attempts on the season … made two tackles (one solo) on the year … registered one tackle vs. Western Michigan (11/19) … tallied one solo tackle at Eastern Michigan (10/19).
2023
As a redshirt sophomore long snapper, saw action in all 12 games … listed as the starting long snapper on the depth chart … named an Academic All-MAC selection … named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree … snapped 62 punts, 22 field goals, and 33 point after attempts on the season … made two tackles on the season .. made one tackle vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made one tackle at South Alabama (9/23).
2022
As a redshirt freshman long snapper, did not see any game action … contributed as a backup long snapper.
2021
Redshirted his true freshman season … contributed as a backup long snapper.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Normal Community High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Jason Dwengwitz … eight time Big 12 Scholar-Athlete … was team’s long snapper and center … served as team captain as a senior … helped guide his team to two conference titles … also competed in wrestling … served as wrestling team captain … outstanding student with a 4.8 grade point average out of 5.0 … involved in a variety of community service activities.
PERSONAL
Born Benjamin Pratt on May 30, 2003 … majors in Sport Management with a Communications minor.
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