#13

Ben VanSumeren

Senior linebacker for Michigan State. 2022: 73 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Michigan State · Sr. · #13

6′3″ · 240 lb · Essexville, MI

CFB Index 54 · #241 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceMichigan State 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 624 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Michigan State. 2022: 73 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2018.
Transferred from Michigan State to Michigan State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Michigan State, 93 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

2018

Signed with Michigan3-star out of Garber

20217 games

Entered the portal

202210 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#624 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

2 coaches

2019

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

2020–2022

Mel Tucker

Michigan State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Michigan9-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #241 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (93rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (85th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#198 / 2755 · 93rd pct

QB hurries#329 / 2755 · 85th pct

Sacks#517 / 2755 · 78th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#747 / 2755 · 72nd pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2755 · 61st pct

3.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.5	0.5	0.3	0.3
Road4g	8.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.5	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	7.0	0.5	0.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #241 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #241 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Michigan State	73	25	3.0	2.0	2	--	--
2021	Michigan State	12	7	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Michigan	8	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--	--	1
Career		93	35	4.0	2.0	2	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 23–15

at Illinois

10 TOT · 6 SOLO

With B. Baringer — 49 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 68 LONG · P. Thorne — 182 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.6 · 10 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 35-13vs Western Michigan	11	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Akron	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 28-39@ Washington	6	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 7-34vs Minnesota	11	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 13-27@ Maryland	14	5	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 14 tackles
Wk 7	W 34-28vs Wisconsin	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 23-15@ Illinois	10	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-21vs Rutgers	8	1	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 31-39vs Indiana	6	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 16-35@ Penn State	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		73	25	3.0	2.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology