Kansas State University Athletics
2020 Football
Driver, Ben
Jersey Number 17
Ben Driver
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Salina, Kan.
- High School:
- Salina Central
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2020 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2020: Played on special teams during K-State’s win at No. 3 Oklahoma and also against Texas Tech and Texas… Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2019: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Salina Central under Mike Hall and Mark Sandbo… Led the Mustangs to a 7-3 record as a senior after not playing during an 0-9 campaign as a junior due to an injury… Earned first team all-state honors as a senior from the Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association, while he was a second-team selection by USA TODAY Sports and an honorable mention pick by the Topeka Capital-Journal… Carded 100 tackles, six tackles for loss and six interceptions in 2018… Hauled in 20 passes for 392 yards and four scores on offense… Also lettered four years in basketball.
PERSONAL: Ben Kay Driver was born September 22, 2000, in Salina, Kansas… Son of Kenton Driver and Stacy Clark… Has one sibling, Bailey… Majoring in life sciences.
• 2020 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2020: Played on special teams during K-State’s win at No. 3 Oklahoma and also against Texas Tech and Texas… Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2019: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Salina Central under Mike Hall and Mark Sandbo… Led the Mustangs to a 7-3 record as a senior after not playing during an 0-9 campaign as a junior due to an injury… Earned first team all-state honors as a senior from the Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association, while he was a second-team selection by USA TODAY Sports and an honorable mention pick by the Topeka Capital-Journal… Carded 100 tackles, six tackles for loss and six interceptions in 2018… Hauled in 20 passes for 392 yards and four scores on offense… Also lettered four years in basketball.
PERSONAL: Ben Kay Driver was born September 22, 2000, in Salina, Kansas… Son of Kenton Driver and Stacy Clark… Has one sibling, Bailey… Majoring in life sciences.
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