Ben Horne
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| No. 52 – San Jose Sabercats | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 15, 1996 (aged 66) Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Denver South High School |
| College: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| ISFL Draft: | Expression error: Unrecognised word "s". / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| DSFL Draft: | Expression error: Unrecognised word "s". / Round: 2 / Pick: 1 |
| Career history | |
| "* Tijuana Luchadores (Expression error: Unrecognised word "s". (SS7)-Expression error: Unrecognised word "s". (SS7)) | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ben Horne (born January 15, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the San Jose Sabercats of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He played college football for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) before being drafted by the San Jose Sabercats in the Expression error: Unrecognised word "s". ISFL Draft (SS8). Prior to this, he had been drafted by the Tijuana Luchadores in the Expression error: Unrecognised word "s". DSFL Draft (SS7).
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Early years
Horne was born in Palo Alto, California, but was quickly moved to Denver, Colorado at the age of 1. He would grow up in Denver, attending Denver South High School. It was there where his football career would begin, playing both Quarterback and Linebacker for the South Denver Rebels his sophmore year. Horne quickly became known on the team for his football intelligence, quickly reading plays on both sides of the ball. After gaining the starting position at Linebacker his junior year, Horne suffered a season ending knee injury. Horne would go through lateral release surgery to realign the kneecap and remove tore cartilage. Although Horne recovered from the injury by the next fall, he decided to sit out his senior year to focus on his studies.
College career
Horne attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York on an academic scholarship. He majored in Computer Science and did not plan to play football. However, his sophomore year, he decided to try out for the football team, as he was getting burnt out on academics. To his surprise, he made the team and became the starting Linebacker half way through his first season. He would lead the team in tackles and sacks each of his 3 seasons on the team. Despite Horne's stellar performance throughout his college career, RPI only had 1 winning record season during Horne's career. Many blamed these losing seasons on the lack of offenses players recruited by the school, others blamed it on the D1 hockey program taking all the school resources. Rather than bank on his reincarnated football career, he would stay at RPI after graduation to obtain his Masters of Computer Science. After his masters, he again decided he should continue his education, obtaining 2nd Masters in Sociology. During this time, he played in a semi-pro flag football league to keep his football skills sharp.
College career statistics
Professional career
DSFL career
While Horne's plan after his two Masters degrees was to continue to get a PhD, he declared for the DSFL draft anyway. Coming from a D3 football program only known for NFL coach Matt Patrica, Horne did not expect to be drafted. In addition, Horne was older than his peers, entering the draft at 26 years old. Despite his and many others doubts, he was heavily scouted and excelled in both team interviews and public press conferences. To even more people's surprise, Horne wowed many scouts with his athletic ability at the DSFL Combine. Horne says this is all thanks to his athletic trainer and mentor at the time, Icy Douglas.
Horne was drafted by the Tijuana Luchadores as the 1st pick in the 2nd round, number 5 overall. In Horne's first and only season on the Luchadores, he would become a core member of the iconic defense, nicknamed "Ciudad de Sack" (roughly translating to Sack City in English). The Ciudad de Sack included fellow Linebacker Chad Pennington, safety Thad Pennington, Defensive End Vance Sachs, and Defensive Tackle Omar Wrong. The Luchadores would win their first playoff game in franchise history due to this iconic team, becoming the SFC Champions. Sadly, the team would go on to lose in the 4th quarter of the S7 Ultimini to the Portland Pythons.
NSFL career
Horne was drafted Round 1 Pick 6 in the S8 NSFL Draft by the San Jose Sabercats.
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
4.47 s | 4.54 s | 7.52 s | 28.6 in (0.73 m) |
117.3 in (2.98 m) |
34 reps | 26 |
Professional career statistics
| Career statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Other Defense | Special Teams | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Reg | TFL | Total | Sack | Int | Yds | IntTD | DefTD | FFum | FRec | PD | Safety | KR Yds | KR TD |
| 2022 (S7) | TIJ | 14 | 45 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 (S8) | SJS | 14 | 73 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Achievements and records
Awards
- Team
- DSFL SFC Division Champion 2022 (S7)
- Individual
