Ben Frye

Ben Frye makes a tackle against Virginia Tech in the backfield

Ben Frye along with others along the defensive line take down a Northwestern player

Ben Frye spoke with media in fall camp 2021

Ben Frye speaks with members of the media virtually on Saturday after Duke's Spring Showcase

Ben Frye celebrates after he sacks the NC State quarterback

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
255
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio
High School:
Dublin Coffman

DUKE CAREER: Two-time Academic All-ACC selection … in 37 career games (21 starts), recorded 84 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, two PBUs, two fumble recoveries and three QB pressures ... carded 2+ tackles in 22 contests with a career-high seven stops against Georgia Tech in 2021 ... owned nine games with 1.0+ TFL, including a career-best 2.0 on three occasions against Pittsburgh (2018), Charlotte (2021) and North Carolina (2021) ... garnered a career-best two fumble recoveries against Northwestern in 2021 … played 1,305 career snaps ... was also a member of the Duke wrestling program.

2021: Academic All-ACC selection … named a university scholar-athlete by the NFF Dooley Chapter … recipient of the program’s Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, an honor presented annually to offensive, defensive and developmental program members for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning … started in all 12 games … compiled 42 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two PBUs, two fumble recoveries and two QB pressures … recorded one tackle in every games and 3+ tackles in eight games, including a season-high seven against Georgia Tech … earned a season-high 2.0 TFL against Charlotte and North Carolina … registered a QB pressure against North Carolina A&T and Miami … posted a season-high two fumble recoveries against Northwestern … on the field for 672 snaps.

2020: Academic All-ACC ... played in all 11 games, starting nine … accumulated 28 tackles with 3.0 TFL, one sack and one QB pressure … recorded 3+ tackles in each of Duke’s first seven games of the season … recorded a season-high five tackles against Boston College and Syracuse … earned 1.0 TFL against Virginia Tech and N.C. State … registered a QB pressure against Notre Dame … on the field for 483 snaps.

2019: Saw action in eight games, missing the Alabama, North Carolina A&T, Pittsburgh, and North Carolina contests ... compiled nine tackles, 1.5 TFL and 0.5 sack ... posted season-best three tackles against No. 15 Notre Dame ... garnered a season-high 1.0 TFL against Georgia Tech ... on the field for 88 snaps.

2018: Played in six games before suffering a torn left anterior cruciate ligament on November 7 ... saw action against Baylor, N.C. Central, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh and Miami ... recorded five tackles, 3.5 TFL and one sack ... carded 2+ tackles in two contests with a season-high three versus N.C. Central ... owns two games with 1.5+ TFL including a year-best 2.0 at Pittsburgh ... on the field for 62 snaps.

2017: Did not see game action.

DUKE WRESTLING: Also a member of the Duke wrestling team ... compiled a dual record of 2-2 while competing in the 285-pound weight division.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at Dublin Coffman High School for coach Mark Crabtree ... three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 72 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247Sports.com ... first team all-state pick by the Associated Press as a senior ... also earned Ohio Capital Conference-Central Co-Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-league honors ... in senior season, posted 84 tackles, 23.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks and two caused fumbles as Dublin Coffman went 9-3 and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs ... as a junior, earned all-conference accolades as squad went 8-4 and qualified for the state playoffs ... also lettered in wrestling ... two-time all-state honoree on the mat including a runner-up state finish as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born October 5, 1998 ... graduated from Duke in May 2021, with an evolutionary anthropology degree and a minor in biology ... graduated from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business in May 2022, with a master’s degree in management studies... son of Scott Frye and Kelly Pritchard … father played football at Olivet Nazarene University.