2023 Football Roster

43 Ben Fuchs

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position ILB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 210
  • Hometown Louisville, Colo.
  • Highschool Monarch
  • Major Chemical Engineering (B.S.) / Engineering & Technology Management and Chemical Engineering (M.S.)

Biography

2023: Received a M.S. in chemical engineering in December 2023 … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society member ... NFFCC Academic All-Colorado First Team ... First-Team Academic All-RMAC … Served as a game captain at Colorado Mesa … Played in 14 games with four starts at linebacker … Totaled 27 tackles with 2.5 for loss … Top production games were five tackles with one for loss at CSU Pueblo and four with half for a loss vs. Chadron State.

2022: Received a M.S. in engineering & technology management in December 2022 … NCAA Elite 90 Award winner with the highest GPA among championship game participants … RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Appeared in all 16 games with two starts at inside linebacker … Produced 30 total tackles with 4.0 for a loss, a sack, and two hurries … Top games were a five-tackle day at South Dakota Mines, two tackles with a sack in the national semifinal vs. Shepherd, and four tackles against Angelo State in the regular season.

2021: Earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in May 2022 ... RMAC Summit Award winner … NFFCC First-Team Academic All-Colorado ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Played in six games … Had 17 total tackles with 2.0 TFL and a half sack … Made a season-high four tackles at Fort Lewis and at Valdosta State.

2019: RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient ... Appeared in one game, against Fort Lewis, making one tackle.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played inside linebacker and fullback at Monarch HS ... Three-year starter recorded 135 career tackles ... As a senior had 75 tackles (6 for loss) with two forced fumbles and an interception ... Named First-Team All-Northern Conference ... Also an accomplished track & field athlete running springs and throwing discus ... First-Team Academic All-State in both sports ... Graduated summa cum laude ... National Honor Society member.

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Historical Player Information

  • 50

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    50
  • 43

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2021Redshirt Junior

    ILB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2022Redshirt Senior

    ILB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2023Redshirt Senior

    ILB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    43