Ben Stackinpaper

Ben Stackinpaper

Ben Stackinpaper - University of Miami
No. 2 – Undrafted
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(2014-10-06)October 6, 2014 (aged 46) 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).

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
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
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

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)

NSFL career

Rookie Season

After one season with the London Royals, Stackinpaper joined the Baltimore Hawks after being drafted 45th overall. This draft position showed the hard work that was put in during the DSFL campaign climbing thirty-one draft position in the one season. Stackinpaper joined the Hawks with a rebuilt young core. Some of these pieces included London teammates Eldrick Avery and Derred de Ville. Everyone expected a tough season which it was, but the team kept grinding away, getting better and a championship window has emerged in the next few seasons. Statistically for Stackinpaper there was not much to talk about. Ben showed his toughness in the run game had translated from the previous year while recording 90+ tackles on NSFL talent. Playing with veteran corner Juan Marston meant Stackinpaper played mostly as the nickel corner this season which did not create many chances for big plays. Ben still managed to break up five passes this season. Stackinpaper had his best game of the season in week thirteen versus the eventually champions in Colorado Yeti. Ben finished the game with seven tackles and two passes defensed on all-time great Woflie McDummy. While the losses stacked up, looking inside the numbers show a tough team that could have been a playoff contender. The Baltimore Hawks lost to three of the best teams in the league this season by a combined eight points (Colorado Yeti 23-20, Austin Copperheads 14-12, and the Yellowknife Wraiths 23-20). Despite the close losses, the goal in Baltimore is to win and the anger from those losses has translated extra work in the film room and in the weight room for this team.

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety
2037 (S22)	Hawks	13	91	2	93	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

Achievements and records

• All-ACC 1st Team 2035 • Jim Thorpe Award - Finalist 2035