53 Ben Kraft
Ben Kraft
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wauwatosa Wis.
  • High School:
    Wauwatosa East
  • Position:
    LB
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    74.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1

Bio

2022 Season: All-NACC Second Team… Appeared in 11 games… Made 74 tackles (38 solo) averaging 6.7 tackles per game.

2021 Season: Appeared in 10 games … Recorded 52 total tackles with 25 solo and 27 assist tackles ... Had two interceptions for 17 yards ... Broke up one pass ... Claimed NACC Defensive Player of the Week on one occasion.

2020-21 Season: Appeared in three games ... Recorded 12 total tackles with six solo and six assist tackles ... Had 1.5 sacks for 10 yards.

High School (Wauwatosa East): Honor Roll Student ... Basketball Regional Champion ... Team Captain ... Team MVP ... All-Conference Honorable Mention ... Most Improved Player ... Participated in football, basketball, and tennis.

Personal: Son of Gary and Jennifer ... Has one brother Aaron and one sister Rachel.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 38 33
Assists 36 28
Tackles 74.0 61.0
Tackles per game 6.7 7.6
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Martin Luther W, 35-14 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 10 Northwestern (Minn.) W, 28-14 2 7 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Benedictine L, 55-17 3 1 4.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Concordia Chicago W, 35-7 5 8 13.0 0.0 0 2.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Rockford W, 42-21 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Eureka W, 23-20 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 15 at St. Norbert W, 28-21 11 0 11.0 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Lakeland W, 30-20 2 14 16.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 45-21 3 2 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 12 at Aurora L, 42-0 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 19 vs. Monmouth L, 45-20 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 34 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 3 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 3 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 34 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 3 6 6 12.0 4.0 1.5 10 1.5 10 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 25 27 52.0 5.2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 17 1 0
2022-23 11 38 36 74.0 6.7 0.0 0 5.5 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 32 41 73.0 7.3 0.5 5 4.0 13 0 2 11 1 7 1 0
Total 34 101 110 211.0 6.2 2.0 15 11.0 32 1 2 11 3 24 2 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result Wins 8 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 38 36 74.0 6.7 0.0 0 5.5 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 33 28 61.0 7.6 0.0 0 5.5 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 16 32 48.0 9.6 0.0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 20 3 23.0 4.6 0.0 0 2.5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral 1 2 1 3.0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Result Wins 8 31 33 64.0 8.0 0.0 0 4.0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 7 3 10.0 3.3 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month September 4 11 16 27.0 6.8 0.0 0 3.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 20 16 36.0 9.0 0.0 0 1.5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 7 4 11.0 3.7 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Football Posts A Historical Season

CUW had a historic run.

July 26, 2023

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Football Brings in All-NACC Honors

CUW collects NACC honors on Friday.

November 18, 2022

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Falcons Spoil Homecoming for St. Norbert

The Green Knights were green with envy after Saturday.

October 15, 2022

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Football Cages Concordia Chicago

CUW remains unbeaten on the new turf.

September 24, 2022

Photos

Ben Kraft action photo 1

Photo by Rosa Roloff
  • Northwestern (Minn.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 2

Photo by Rosa Roloff
  • Northwestern (Minn.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 3

Photo by Amelia Wiener and Megan Gerner
  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photos by Ameila Weiner and Megan Gerner
  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photos by Ameila Weiner and Megan Gerner
  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 6

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Eureka vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 7

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Eureka vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 8

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Eureka vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Abby McGue
  • Eureka vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 10

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Eureka vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 11

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Eureka vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 12

Photo by Katie Meleski
  • Lakeland vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 13

Photo by Katie Meleski
  • Lakeland vs. Concordia Wisconsin
Ben Kraft action photo 14

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Monmouth (Ill.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin @ Wauwatosa, Wis.
Ben Kraft action photo 15

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Monmouth (Ill.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin @ Wauwatosa, Wis.
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Photo by Abby McGue
  • Monmouth (Ill.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin @ Wauwatosa, Wis.
Ben Kraft action photo 17

Photo by Abby McGue
  • Monmouth (Ill.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin @ Wauwatosa, Wis.
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Photo by Abby McGue
  • Monmouth (Ill.) vs. Concordia Wisconsin @ Wauwatosa, Wis.