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Ben Habern
61  Ben Habern
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Argyle, Texas

High School:
Liberty Christian HS

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 292

Position:
OL

VideoApril 17, 2010 - Habern Following Red/White Game
VideoAugust 15, 2009 - Habern After Preseason Scrimmage
VideoMarch 3, 2009 - Ben Habern on Spring Practice
VideoFebruary 6, 2008 - Ben Habern HS Highlights
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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 redshirt after seeing action in three games as the backup at center before suffering an ankle injury versus 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 ... parents: Debi and Richard Habern ... coached by Mark Bowles ... born: July 28, 1989.

• 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 relationsmajor ... grandfather played football at Texas Tech.