Ben Bredeson (born February 20, 1998) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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. Bredeson attended

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, where he was named the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in the state of Wisconsin and received first-team All-American honours by MaxPreps and

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High school career

Son of a former center at

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, Bredeson started playing

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in 7th grade. At

he made the varsity team in his freshman year. As a junior he was a first-team All-State selection. As a senior he was again named to the All-State first-team and received first-team All-American honours by MaxPreps and

. At the end of the season, he also received the Joe Thomas Award, as the top offensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin, and was named the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Wisconsin. Bredeson was among the nation’s top high school seniors invited to the 2016

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Recruiting

After receiving 17 scholarship offers, Bredeson cut down his choices to

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, Notre Dame,

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, Stanford and

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. On June 17, 2015, he committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines.

College career

In his freshman season at

, Bredeson was switched from offensive tackle to

, a position he never played in high school. Following the 2017 season, Bredeson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive second-team by both the coaches and the media. Following the 2018 season, Bredeson was again named to the All-Big Ten offensive second-team by both the coaches and the media. Following the 2019 season, Bredeson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive first-team by both the coaches and media, and was named a Second-team All-American by

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Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Bredeson was drafted by the

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in the fourth round (143rd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. In his rookie season with the Ravens, Bredeson played in 10 games mostly in a reserve and special teams role and was a

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for weeks 1-3, 6-7, and 10. On January 9, 2021, Bredeson was placed on injured reserve.

New York Giants

On August 31, 2021, Bredeson was traded to the New York Giants along with a 2022 fifth round pick and a 2023 seventh round pick in exchange for a 2022 fourth round pick. He made his debut for the Giants in week 2 against the

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after Nick Gates injured his leg. In Week 3 he made his first career start against the Atlanta Falcons. During the game he injured his hand and was named inactive the following week against the

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. Bredeson was named the starting left guard Week 1 of the 2022 season after

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got injured during the first preseason game. On October 29, 2022, he was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. He was activated on December 17.

References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bio

Baltimore Ravens bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bredeson, Ben 1998 births Living people People from Hartland, Wisconsin Players of American football from Wisconsin Sportspeople from the Milwaukee metropolitan area American football offensive guards Michigan Wolverines football players Baltimore Ravens players New York Giants players