Ben Oxley

Height:
6-6
Weight:
285
Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt First-Year
Hometown:
Avon Lake, Ohio
High School:
Avon Lake

2018: Played in nine games for the Wildcats in his senior season … Registered half a tackle for loss in Northwestern’s 24-14 victory against Minnesota (11/17), his first-career TFL … Recorded a solo tackle against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship (12/1) … Finished with half a tackle for loss against No. 17 Utah in the Holiday Bowl (12/31) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games for the Wildcats ... Recorded a career high three tackles and forced a fumble in the Wildcats’ 39-0 win over Minnesota ... Had a pair of tackles at Duke ... Finished the regular season with 10 tackles ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Moved from defensive line to offensive line prior to the start of the season ... Appeared in all 13 games as a backup offensive lineman on field goal units ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Appeared in five games as a reserve defensive lineman ... Recorded one tackle versus three opponents (Stanford, Michigan, and Iowa) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014: Redshirted his first season in Evanston.

High School: Rated as a three-star athlete by Rivals ... Garnered numerous accolades on the field, including being named a first-team Greater Cleveland All-Star, a first-team All-Southwestern Conference, all-county and all-district selection, and a second-team all-state honoree ... Received the Northwestern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation's Scholar-Athlete Award in 2013 ... Given the Paul Reynolds Citizen Award by his high school team ... Competed in the North vs. South and Ohio vs. Michigan All-Star Games... Member of the National Honors Society and Nation English Honors Society ... Three-year winner of the Summa Cum Laude Award ... Also lettered in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Born Benjamin David Oxley ... Son of Kevin and Deb Oxley ... Brother, Sean Oxley, played football at Notre Dame ... Undergraduate major was economics with a minor in business institutions ... Enrolled in Kellogg Master's of Management Studies program.