Ben Stackinpaper
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 Ben Stackinpaper - University of Miami | |
| No. 2 – Undrafted | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 1, 2014 (aged 48) South Deerfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | University of Miami |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Ben Stackinpaper (born October 6, 1998) is an American football cornerback who is currently playing for the Baltimore Hawks of the NSFL. He played college football for University of Miami (Miami).
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Early years
Ben Stackinpaper was born in South Deerfield Massachusetts in the area notoriously known as The SGC. Stackinpaper would thrive despite the harsh conditions and would get his first football experience playing in the Franklin County Rec League. Stackinpaper then went on to star at the local high school, Frontier Regional becoming arguable the best athlete in school history. Stackinpaper played both basketball (where he led the team to three straight division 3 championship appearances winning one, and all state honors his senior season for averaging 21 PPG 8.5 RPG 6APG) and football playing WR, CB and KR/PR. A senior season that saw 11 interceptions, only 4 receptions allowed, 5 total return touchdowns and 9 receiving touchdowns led to numerous college offers.
College career
In 2017 Ben Stackinpaper signed his letter of intent to play at the University of Miami. Stackinpaper saw most of his actions on special teams during his freshman and sophomore seasons and despite the lack of defensive snaps, worked hard on and off the field. These efforts paid off for Stackinpaper as he was named special teams MVP his sophomore season. His best game came in a narrow victory versus rival Florida State where he made a pair of tackles and forced a key fourth quarter fumble. Stackinpaper had a break-out season his junior year before declaring for the S22 DSFL Draft. Named the number one cornerback after a strong spring, Stackinpaper earned All-ACC 1st Team honors and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award after finishing the season with 8 interceptions, 14 passes defended, 3 defensive touchdowns, 2 punt return scores while adding 17 receptions and 3 receiving touchdowns. Since declaring for the draft, Stackinpaper has completed his BBA majoring in Finance and has held internship positions at Lincoln Financial and Mellon Financial Corporation. After his career is over he has expressed interest in becoming a Financial Analyst for a major firm.
College career statistics
| Career statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Other | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Reg | TFL | Total | Sack | Int | IntTD | DefTD | FFum | FRec | PD | Safety | Yds | Avg | KR TD | Yds | Avg | PR TD |
| 2033 | Miami | 8 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 2034 | Miami | 13 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 342 | 28.5 | 1 | 494 | 26 | 1 |
| 2035 | Miami | 14 | 65 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 521 | 26.5 | 2 |
Professional career
DSFL career
After leaving the University of Miami following his junior season, Stackinpaper was drafted 72nd overall by the expansion London Royals. In a crowded class, Stackinpaper did little to stand out initially as his stellar performance in the ACC was overshadowed, but through hard work both on and off the field he became the 8th ranked corner in his impressive class by the end of the season. On the field Stackinpaper showed his toughness and nose for the ball as he led all defensive backs in tackles (122; good for 8th in the league) and more impressive was the 3 forced fumbles which was tied for second in the league. This toughness was enough to get Stackinpaper some snaps at linebacker this season despite being undersized for the position. Ben spent most of the season as a nickel corner with other stars in the group in Eldrick Avery and Cadillac Harris which only resulted in one interception. Stackinpaper did get to match-up one on one with top wide receiver prospect Eddie Jeeta in their battle with the Kansas City Coyotes. Ben did allow a touchdown to Jeeta in that game but otherwise showed that with more experience, he should be able to contain the top receivers at the next level. The expansion Royals beat expectations this year and remained competitive on the way to 5 wins in their inaugural season. Stackinpaper was awarded the defensive crown twice this season for his weekly performances. The speedy corner from Miami has climbed draft boards at the conclusion of the S21 DSFL season as the second fastest defensive back in the class.
| Career statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Other | |||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Reg | TFL | Total | Sack | Int | IntTD | DefTD | FFum | FRec | PD | Safety |
| 2021 (S6) | Royals | 14 | 122 | 3 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
Professional career statistics
| Career statistics | Tackles | Coverage | Safeties | Touchdowns | Blocks | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR Lg | KR TD | PR | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR Lg | PR TD |
| 2026 (S11) | Wraiths | 14 | 78 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0/0/0 | 48 | 1312 | 27.3 | 98 | 1 | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 70 | 0 |
Achievements and records
• All-ACC 1st Team 2035
