Ben Wilkerson
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 22, 1982 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Port Arthur, Texas | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Hemphill (TX) | ||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||
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| Games Played: | 32 |
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| Games Started: | 0 |
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Benjamin Lorenza Wilkerson (born November 22, 1982) is a former American former college and professional football player and current Chicago Bears assistant offensive line coach, who played center in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college football center. He signed with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent, and also played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL).
Wilkerson was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He graduated from Hemphill High School in Hemphill, Texas.
He received an athletic scholarship to attend Louisiana State University, where he played for coach Nick Saban's LSU Tigers football team from 2001 to 2004. As a junior in 2003, he was a member of the Tigers' SEC Championship team that defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 21–14 to win the BCS National Championship. Following his senior 2004 season, he was recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a consensus first-team All-American, and was awarded the Rimington Trophy as the best college football center in the country.
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