LB Ben Bogle signs with Arkansas
Ben Bogle
Linebacker | 6-1 | 221 | Ponte Vedra, Fla. | Nease HS / Southern Illinois / West Virginia
At West Virginia
2025 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games for the Mountaineers, recording 37 tackles with five tackles for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble … Made his WVU debut with three stops vs. Robert Morris (Aug. 30) … Credited with six tackles at Ohio (Sept. 6) … Tallied single tackles vs. Pitt (Sept. 13), at Kansas (Sept. 20) and vs. Utah (Sept. 27) … Logged four tackles at BYU (Oct. 3) and two more at UCF (Oct. 18) … Notched a half tackle for loss with four tackles vs. TCU (Oct. 25) … Made three tackles with a tackle for loss at Houston (Nov. 1) … Posted his best game of the season with a season-best seven tackles and two sacks vs. Colorado (Nov. 8) … Recorded one tackle at Arizona State (Nov. 15) … Ended the season with four tackles, including a sack, and a forced fumble vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 29).
At Southern Illinois
2024 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Earned Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention with Fourth-Team All-America recognition from Phil Steele and Third-Team All-America from FCS Football Central … Finished 20th in voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, which goes to the top defensive player in FCS … Played in all 12 games, starting the final 10 games, making 87 tackles and a league-best 16.5 tackles for loss to go with 5.5 sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery … Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference second team status … Opened the season in fashion with eight tackles, including a sack, at BYU (Aug. 31) … Posted a season-best 12 tackles at Austin Peay (Sept. 7) with a school record 6.5 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks … Made eight stops with one sack and 1.5 TFLs vs. UIW (Sept. 14) … Recorded seven tackles vs. Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 21) with one tackle for loss … Extended streak to five straight games with a TFL with 2.5 at South Dakota (Sept. 28) as part of seven total tackles … Logged five stops vs. Illinois State (Oct. 5) … Credited with seven tackles and one tackle for loss vs. North Dakota State (Oct. 12) … Picked off his first pass of the season at Indiana State (Oct. 26), recovering a fumble and making nine tackles … Recorded five stops at Missouri State (Nov. 2) … Intercepted a pass and made six tackles vs. Youngstown State (Nov. 9) … Notched a pair of tackles for loss at South Dakota State (Nov. 16) adding seven tackles … Logged six tackles and a half TFL in season finale vs. Murray State (Nov. 23).
2023 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Started one game and played in all 13 games, making 32 tackles with two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery … Recorded five tackles in season opener vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 2) … Credited with three solo stops at Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 16) … Logged his first sack of the season at Murray State (Oct. 14) with three tackles … Made eight tackles and recorded a sack at Western Illinois (Oct. 28) … Picked up a tackle for loss and four tackles at North Dakota State (Nov. 11) … Recovered a fumble vs. Indiana State (Nov. 18) to go with a half tackle for loss and five tackles … Made a pair of stops vs. Nicholls (Nov. 25).
2022 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games during his first season and preserved his redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Led the state of Florida in tackles with 202 and ranked 15th nationally as a senior … Also led the state of Florida in sacks with 19 while making 33 tackles for loss, forcing six fumbles and intercepting two passes to earn District Player of the Year honors … As a junior, played defensive tackle and made 45 tackles with eight sacks and three forced fumble.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Stacy Bogle … Has three brothers, including Johnny Bogle who played tight end at East Carolina.
