Ben Patrick

Duke Football 2003
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Position:
H-Back
Height:
6-4
Weight:
270
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Savannah, Ga.
High School:
Jenkins

2005: Slated to start at H-Back ... one of the top overall athletes in the Duke program ... candidate for post-season accolades ... enters the 2005 season having caught at least one pass in 16 consecutive games dating back to the 2003 campaign ... has at least one pass reception in 20 of his 21 career games played ... fourth leading returning pass catcher in the ACC behind Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson, North Carolina’s Jarwarski Pollock and Maryland’s Derrick Fenner ... has a good combination of size, speed and hands ... has worked hard on and off the field to become a better player ... a true leader of the team after serving as one of five team captains last year as a sophomore ... in 21 career games, has 49 receptions for 592 yards and two touchdowns ... nominated for the 2005 John Mackey Award, an honor presented annually to the top tight end in the country ... ranks second on the team in the squat (510 pounds) and fifth in the bench press (405) ... will wear jersey #8 this season after donning #83 for the past two seasons.

2004: Played in all 11 games with six starts ... received starting assignments against Navy, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest, Clemson and North Carolina ... served as a team captain ... led the Blue Devils with 32 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown ... ranked 10th in the ACC in receptions per game (2.91) ... averaged 9.7 yards per catch ... named Duke’s Outstanding Tight End ... only Duke player to catch at least one pass in all 11 contests ... joined Bill Khayat (1994) and Mike Hart (2000) as the only tight ends to lead Duke in receiving over the past 30 years ... averaged 4.2 receptions per game over the final five weeks of the year ... caught a career-high six passes for 51 yards at Florida State ... had five receptions for a career-best 97 yards against Virginia ... was on the field for 485 total plays including a season-high 62 at Virginia Tech.

2003: Played in 10 games, earning a start against North Carolina ... named Third Team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News ... also an ACC All-Freshman pick by The Sporting News ... missed the Florida State and Maryland contests ... finished fifth on the team with 17 catches for 218 yards and one touchdown ... averaged 12.8 yards per grab ... first collegiate touchdown came against Rice ... caught a season-high three passes versus both Virginia and Clemson ... named a co-recipient of the inaugural Challenge Award.

2002: Did not see game action.

Prior to Duke: Listed as the 15th-top tight end in the nation by Rivals100.com ... ranked by SuperPrep as the second-top tight end and 41st-best overall prospect in Georgia ... earned All-Southeast Region honors from Prep Star magazine ... named the Player of the Year in Southeast Georgia by the high school coaches ... as a senior, earned first team all-city and Team MVP honors ... in 2001, played quarterback, tight end, linebacker and punter and led the team in passing yards, receptions and tackles ... played football for Rick Bond ... also played baseball and basketball.

Personal: Majoring in African/African American Studies ... son of Freddie and Jacqueline Patrick ... brother, Freddie, Jr., played football at Chattanooga from 1995-98 and earned GTE Academic All-District honors ... born August 23, 1984.