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Marian University Ind.

Official Athletics Site of Marian University Knights

2022 Football

84 Ben Stevens

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position WR
  • Hometown Danville. Ind.
  • Prev School Danville HS

Biography

Career Achievements: NAIA AP All-American Second Team (2022) NFCA NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2022) ... FCS Player of the Game (11.19.22) ... NAIA Offensive Player of the Week (9.26.22) ... Career Punt Return & Punt Return Yards Leader ... All-MSFA Mideast League First Team (2021, 2022) ... All-MSFA Mideast League Second Team (2020-21) ... Single Game Receiving Yards Record ... Single Game Receiving TD Record.

2022: Returned to Marian for a fifth season and shined as Stevens earned NFCA NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors in his final season ... One of the all-time greats turned in a season for the record books, putting up the third most yards, fourth most receptions, and fifth most receiving touchdowns in single season history as he earned MSFA First Team honors ... Was named an AP NAIA Second Team All-American as he started all 11 games for the Knights, leading the team in receiving with 71 receptions and 1184 yards ... Scored 12 touchdowns as a receiver and one as a punt returner ... Returned three kickoffs fo 59 yards, and three punts for 76 yards including a score ... Added one carry for three yards to his season offensive totals ... Began his dominant season with a receiving TD and punt return TD against Madonna, both in the first quarter ... Hauled in eight passes for 104 yards and a score against St. Francis (Ill.) ... Set the Marian single game receiving yards record with 283 yards on eight receptions, scoring three times at Missouri Baptist ... Was named the MSFA and NAIA Offensive Player of the Game following his output ... Went over the century mark with 109 yards receiving at St. Francis (Ind.) to go with 53 kick return yards ... Caught 10 balls for 153 yards and two scores at Concordia ... At Lawrence Tech exploded for 138 yards and one touchdown on eight receptions ... Against St. Xavier in the NAIA FCS First Round put on his best career game, catching 10 passes for 157 and a single game record four touchdowns ... Named the Offensive Player of the Game following his performance ... Ended his career with 69 yards on six receptions at Northwestern in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals ... Closed his storied career as Marian's all-time leader in punt return yards, punt returns, and punt return touchdowns ... Graduated with the fourth most receptions, third-most yards, and third-most touchdowns in program history for receiving ... Ended his tenure as a Knight with the fifth-most all-purpose yards in school history.

2021: Was a full-time starter in year four setting career numbers in receiving ... Started all 12 games and was named to the MSFA Mideast League First Team ... Led Marian in receiving yards for the second consecutive season and notched his first career 1000 yard season with exactly 1000 yards on 47 catches ... Scored nine touchdowns and averaged 83.3 yards per game ... Averaged 21.3 yards per catch ... Had five 100 yard games and scored multiple touchdowns in two games ... Opened the year with five grabs for 61 yards against Tiffin ... Scored on a 36-yard catch at Madonna in game two ... Recorded first 100 yard game with 119 yards against Missouri Baptist ... Had 111 yards and a score at Indiana Wesleyan ... Hauled in seven passes for 1277 yards and two touchdowns, scoring twice in the first quarter against St. Francis ... Scored on a 71 yard catch and run against Concordia on his only reception ... Scored at Siena Heights ... Against Lawrence Tech caught four passes for a season-high 166 and two touchdowns ... Was named the MSFA Offensive Player of the Week ... Scored a touchdown and had a season high eight receptions resulting in 128 yards against Southwestern in the NAIA FCS First Round ... Went viral on touchdown clip after hurdling a defender ... Ended the season with four catches and 85 yards at Northwestern in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals ... Saw streak of six games with a touchdown snap ... Ranked No. 1 in the NAIA in yards per reception ... Ranked No. 14 in yards and 24th in yards per game ... Also had four punt returns for 78 yards on the season ... Ended the season ranked No. 6 all-time in receiving yards and No. 11 all-time in receptions in program history ... Claimed the fifth longest touchdown catch in history with an 83 yard score. 

2020-21: Made one start and appeared in all six games as a wideout, setting career receiving numbers in year three ... Earned All-MSFA Mideast League Second Team honors as a return man ... As a receiver tied for the team-lead 486 receiving yards on 17 receptions, tying the team-lead with six touchdowns ... Began the season on Feb. 13 with three receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown against Trinity International, scoring on a 55 yard catch and run ... Had a career game against Concordia on March 6, scoring twice on five receptions, racking up 183 receiving yards ... Scored on a career-long 82-yard catch and run ... Had a 37 yard catch for a touchdown against St. Francis on April 10 ... Recorded second career 100 yard game against Reinhardt on April 17 scoring twice and putting up 134 yards on six catches ... As a return man posted 12 punt returns for 100 yards, record four returns in two games ... Had four returns against Taylor on Feb. 27 for 39 yards and had four returns against IWU for 44 yards ... Became the career leader in punt return attempts and yards as a junior ... Ranked No. 23 in the NAIA in punt returns, No. 24 in yards per return, No. 26 in receiving yards per game, and No. 47 in the NAIA in yards. 

2019: Appeared in all 13 games as a sophomore and made one start at wide out ... Caught 15 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns ... Returned six kickoffs for 118 yards and also returned 26 punts for 268 yards and one touchdown ... Finished the season with 621 all-purpose yards ... Caught three passes for 64 yards in first collegiate start on Oct. 05 vs St. Francis ... Had season best six catches for 69 yards while scoring first collegiate touchdown on OCt. 19 against Concordia ... Caught one pass for a 32 yard touchdown against Reinhardt on Nov. 23 ... Returned the first punt for Marian since 2016 against Lawrence Tech on Oct. 26, scoring on a 67 yard return ... Also had season high six returns of 85 yards in the game ... Averaged 15.7 yards per catch, 19.7 yards per kick return, and 10.3 yards per punt return ... Was named the MSFA Mid-East Special Teams Player of the Week twice. 

2018: Appeared in 10 games ... made four catches for 43 yards Nov. 17 vs. St. Xavier ... returned six kicks for 121 yards and an average of 20.2 yards per return ... returned 14 punts for 133 yards and an average of 9.5 yards per return ... had 297 all-purpose yards for the season. 

Notable: 3A 2016 & 2017 IFCA & AP All-State ... 2016 & 2017 All-Hendricks County ... 2016 & 2017 All-Sagamore Athletic Conference ... 2017 Region 6 All-Star

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