Ben Florentine is a nose tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wyoming.
Florentine disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Wyoming. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Nevada — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-0@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7vs Northern Iowa | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 6-31vs No. 20 Utah | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-37@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-28vs San José State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-0vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24@ Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-13vs Nevada | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%6 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry33 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
49.8%
383 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #13 at the position.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
