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61	Ben Habern

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Argyle, Texas
	High School: Liberty Christian HS

	Height / Weight: 6-3 / 286
	Position: OL

2011
Starting center missed five games with an arm injury suffered against Missouri ... returned to action vs. Texas A&M and to the starting lineup against Iowa State ... had 39 knockdowns on 391 snaps.

2010
Starting center for all 14 games ... led offensive linemen with 1,070 snaps played and 123 knockdowns ... led team in knockdowns in five games including a season-high 16 vs. Colorado ... graded out above 81% for pass blocking in nine games including 93% vs. Texas and Nebraska ... All-Big 12 honorable mention by AP.

2009
Played in the season opener against BYU before starting the next 10 games at center ... suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Texas Tech ... named All-Big 12 Freshman by ESPN.com ... All-Big 12 Academic second team ... played 741 snaps with 70 knockdowns ... posted a season-high grade of 78% against Miami and Kansas State ... 86% pass grade against Texas A&M ... 70% overall grade for the season was tops among underclassmen with at least 200 plays.

2008
Received medical hardship preserving freshman season after seeing action in three games as the backup at center ... suffered an ankle injury vs. Baylor ... had nine knockdowns in nine plays against Baylor.

High School
Selected as a U.S. Army All-American and a Parade All-American ... first team all-state on both offensive and defensive line ... received all-district honors for both offensive and defensive line play while being voted the district's most valuable player ... Denton Record Chronicle's two-way player of the year and member of all-area team ... in 2007, recorded 112 pancake blocks while not allowing a sack, and defensively racked up 67 tackles and 11 sacks ... in 2006, totaled 61 pancake blocks on the offensive side of the ball and recorded 34 tackles and five sacks on defense ... coached by Mark Bowles.

No. 2 center in the nation (ESPN)
No. 3 center in the nation (Rivals.com)
No. 4 center in the nation (Scout.com)

Personal
Parents: Debi and Richard Habern ...human relations major ... grandfather played football at Texas Tech.

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