2019 Football Roster
Ben Cleveland
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 335
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Toccoa, Ga.
- High School:
- Stephens County
2020: Second-team All-America by The Athletic, Third Team by the Associated Press...All-SEC First Team by AP and the league's 14 head coaches...started at right guard in all nine regular-season games...selected SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week -- the third time of his career winning the award -- after Georgia's win at South Carolina, when the Bulldogs racked up a season-best 332 rushing yards...also won the honor after Georgia's win over Auburn...played 82 percent of Georgia's offensive snaps during the regular season, 100 percent vs. Alabama, Florida and Miss. State...selected one of three team captains for the Missouri game.
2019: Saw action in 13 games at right guard, starting there vs. Arkansas State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Ga. Tech and LSU...SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Missouri...also participated on punt and placement kick units...preseason All-SEC Third Team Offense by media.
2018: Played in eight of 14 games...started the first four games at right guard...left the Missouri game during second half with an injury...returned to action six games later vs. Auburn...selected as one of three game captains for the Missouri game...also participated on punt and placement kick units.
2017: Played in all 15 games...started the last five games at right guard...also participated on punt and placement kick units.
2016: Redshirted...a member of the scout team during the ‘16 season...graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016...participated in spring drills...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.
High School: Stephens County, coached by Frank Barden ... 2016 U.S. Army All-American ... 2015 MaxPreps Second-Team All-American ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect in the country, #6 OG nationally, #6 prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #222 overall prospect in the country, #13 OG nationally, #23 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #118 prospect in the country, #7 OG nationally ... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #37 prospect in the nation on Top 150 Dream Team ... 247sports.com five-star prospect, #9 OT nationally, #11 prospect in Georgia ... Dawg Post #10 overall prospect and No. 1 OG in Georgia... 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and All-State first team ... 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State first team ... Helped lead his team to the playoffs in all four years of his high school career ... A two-sport athlete, Cleveland shined on the baseball field at Stephens County... graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016.
Personal: BENJAMIN KEITH CLEVELAND...Major: Criminal Justice...recipient of the Harry Leroy Dukes Football Scholarship.
