Beau Benzschawel

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Beau Benzschawel
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Benzschawel with Washington in 2021
Personal information
Born: ( 1995-09-10 ) September 10, 1995 (age 28)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin , U.S.
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Grafton ( Grafton, Wisconsin )
College: Wisconsin (2014?2018)
Position: Guard
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
  * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 3

Beau Benzschawel (born September 10, 1995) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Houston Texans , Washington Football Team , and Jacksonville Jaguars .

High school career [ edit ]

Benzschawel played tight end and defensive end on the football team at Grafton High School . in addition, he played basketball and baseball . [1]

After originally committing to Syracuse , [2] Benzschawel committed to Wisconsin on October 24, 2013. [3] He had other offers from Iowa State , Wyoming and Bowling Green , among others. [1]

College career [ edit ]

After redshirting the 2014 season, Benzschawel battled a knee injury before his redshirt freshman season. [4]

During his sophomore season, Benzschawel started every game at offensive guard . [5]

Preceding his junior season, Benzschawel was named a pre-season All American by USA Today . [5] He injured his leg early in the season against Florida Atlantic . [6] After being listed as questionable in the injury report for the following game, [7] he wound up playing against BYU . [8]

After the season, he was named a third-team All-American. [9] He projected as a mid-round pick, [9] with reports highlighting his awareness and long arms. [10] Eventually, he decided not to enter the 2018 NFL Draft [11] after consulting with the NFL Draft Advisory Board. [12]

In August 2018, Benzschawel was named a preseason second-team All-America by CBS Sports. [13] He was also named a preseason first-team All-American by USA Today [14] and the Associated Press. [15] At the end of the season, Benzschawel was named a Consensus All-American. [16]

Professional career [ edit ]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Bench press
6 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4  in
(1.99 m) 		309 lb
(140 kg) 		33 + 3 ⁄ 8  in
(0.85 m) 		9 + 5 ⁄ 8  in
(0.24 m) 		5.24 s 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine [17]

Detroit Lions [ edit ]

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft , Benzschawel was signed by the Detroit Lions . [18] On September 5, 2020, Benzchawel was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day. [19] [20] He was released from the practice squad on October 22, 2020. [21] Benzschawel was re-signed to the practice squad on October 24. [22] He was released on December 4, 2020. [23]

Houston Texans [ edit ]

On December 9, 2020, Benzschawel was signed to the Houston Texans ' practice squad. [24] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Tennessee Titans , and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [25] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [26] He was waived on April 12, 2021. [27]

Washington Football Team [ edit ]

Benzschawel was claimed off waivers by the Washington Football Team on April 13, 2021. [28] He was released on August 31, 2021, [29] but re-signed to the practice squad the following day. [30] On January 10, 2022, Benzschawel signed a reserve/future contract after the 2021 regular season ended. [31] He was released on July 30, 2022. [32]

Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ]

On August 3, 2022, Benzschawel signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars . [33] He was waived on August 22, 2022. [34]

Tennessee Titans [ edit ]

On December 20, 2022, Benzschawel signed with the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans , but was released three days later. [35]

Personal life [ edit ]

Benzschawel's brother Luke played tight end for the Badgers. [36] The brothers' father also played at UW as a nose guard . [1] Beau is an avid fisherman. [37] Beau also took Driver's Ed with the legendary Kasey Carpenter.

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Mulhern, Tom (October 25, 2013). "Badgers football: Grafton tight end-lineman Beau Benzschawel reverses field, commits for 2014" . Madison.com . Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  2. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (October 24, 2013). "badgers get oral commitment from Grafton tight end Beau Benzschawel" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved May 17, 2018 .
  3. ^ Rosin, Andrew (October 24, 2013). "Beau Benzschawel becomes Badgers' 17th commit" . Bucky's 5th Quarter . Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
  4. ^ Galloway, Jason (August 17, 2015). "adgers football: Injuries pile up for UW's offensive line" . The Journal Times . Archived from the original on January 4, 2018 . Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  5. ^ a b Potrykus, Jeff (August 29, 2017). "Beau Benzschawel knows postseason honors mean more than those in preseason" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Gannett Company . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
  6. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (September 9, 2017). "Notes: UW guard Beau Benzschawel out with leg injury" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  7. ^ Pianovich, Stephen. "Wisconsin's Jon Dietzen out, Beau Benzschawel questionable vs. BYU" . Land of 10 . Archived from the original on August 30, 2018 . Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  8. ^ Williams, Matt (December 7, 2017). "Beau Benzschawel vs. BYU (2017)" . Draft Breakdown . Archived from the original on January 4, 2018 . Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  9. ^ a b Temple, Jesse. "Wisconsin's All-America offensive linemen focused on Orange Bowl, not NFL Draft" . Land of 10 . Archived from the original on February 4, 2018 . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
  10. ^ Dove, Jon (November 27, 2017). "Wisconsin's Beau Benzschawel NFL Draft Scouting Report" . With The First Pick . FanSided . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
  11. ^ Greenstein, Teddy (February 25, 2018). "Wisconsin offensive linemen hunger for more success after turning down NFL cash" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
  12. ^ Galloway, Jason (December 31, 2017). "Badgers football: Nick Nelson to enter NFL draft, Beau Benzschawel to stay at Wisconsin for senior season" . Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
  13. ^ Silverstein, Adam (August 15, 2018). "2018 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: College football's best and brightest" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  14. ^ "USA TODAY Sports' preseason college football All-America team" . USA Today . August 21, 2018 . Retrieved August 31, 2018 .
  15. ^ "AP 2018 Preseason All-America Team, List" . USA TODAY . Associated Press. August 21, 2018 . Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
  16. ^ Kocorowski, Jake (December 12, 2018). "Jonathan Taylor claims unanimous All-American honors" . Bucky's 5th Quarter .
  17. ^ "Beau Benzschawel Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
  18. ^ "Lions sign 13 undrafted rookie free agents" . DetroitLions.com . May 10, 2019 . Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
  19. ^ "Lions announce roster moves" . DetroitLions.com . September 5, 2020 . Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
  20. ^ "Lions establish practice squad" . DetroitLions.com . September 6, 2020 . Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
  21. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (October 22, 2020). "Detroit Lions CB Justin Coleman returning to practice, Beau Benzschawel cut from practice squad" . Pride of Detroit . SBNation . Retrieved October 22, 2020 .
  22. ^ Risdon, Jeff (October 24, 2020). "Lions bring back Beau Benzschawel and Arryn Siposs to the practice squad" . Lions Wire . USA Today . Retrieved October 24, 2020 .
  23. ^ Risdon, Jeff (December 4, 2020). "Lions sign OL Evan Brown to practice squad, release Beau Benzschawel" . USAToday.com . Retrieved January 10, 2021 .
  24. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12?9?20)" . HoustonTexans.com . December 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (1?2?21)" . HoustonTexans.com . January 2, 2021 . Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
  26. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (1?4?21)" . HoustonTexans.com . January 4, 2021.
  27. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (4-12-2021)" . HoustonTexans.com . April 12, 2021 . Retrieved April 12, 2021 .
  28. ^ "Washington Claims OL Beau Benzschawel Off Waivers" . WashingtonFootball.com . April 13, 2021 . Retrieved April 13, 2021 .
  29. ^ "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves" . WashingtonFootball.com . August 31, 2021 . Retrieved August 31, 2021 .
  30. ^ "Washington Signs 15 Players To Practice Squad" . WashingtonFootball.com . Archived from the original on September 1, 2021 . Retrieved September 1, 2021 .
  31. ^ "Washington signs 8 players to Reserve/Future contracts" . WashingtonFootball.com . January 10, 2022 . Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
  32. ^ Selby, Zach (July 30, 2022). "Commanders make multiple roster moves" . Commanders.com . Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
  33. ^ Alper, Josh (August 3, 2022). "Jaguars sign Beau Benzschawel, waive Jared Hocker" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved August 3, 2022 .
  34. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive 5 and release 1 ahead of Preseason Week 3" . Jaguars.com . August 22, 2022.
  35. ^ Moraitis, Mike (December 20, 2022). "Titans add 2 offensive linemen to practice squad" . Titans Wire . USA Today . Retrieved March 24, 2024 .
  36. ^ Van Vooren, Tim (September 13, 2017). "Brothers turned teammates, Wisconsin's Beau and Luke Benzschawel "couldn't be happier" " . Fox 6 . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
  37. ^ Staples, Andy (August 13, 2018). "Immovables Feast". Sports Illustrated . 129 : 47.

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