Full Name:
Ben Johnson
School:
Wisconsin
Ht:
6-6
Wt
320
40:5.38
Year:
4Sr
Number:72
Stats/
Bio:
2001:
Started all 12 games at left tackle and a consensus second-team All-Big Ten
selection.
2000: Started nine games at
tackle, one on the right side and eight others at left tackle.
1999: Saw action in four games
challenging for a starting slot at right tackle.
Scouting
Report:
The
Good: Tough, slug-it-out
blocker best for the right
side of the line. Quick off the
snap, squares into defenders and
easily controls opponents once engaged at the point of attack.
Plays with forward lean, sets with a wide base and fights with his
hands, displaying jolt and arm punch into defenders.
Powerful and gets movement from his run blocks, also anchoring in pass protection, not giving up any ground once engaged
in a block. Nasty and works to destroy opponents.
The
Bad: Lacks balance, adjustment and looks a bit stiff.
Has great difficulty with nimble opponents to the point where speed
rushers run circles around him on the blind side.
The
Skinny: A mauler that should fit in as a run blocking right tackle and start early into his career if he focuses on the task at hand.