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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 29)
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 anAmerican footballguardwho is a free agent. He playedcollege footballatWisconsinand signed with theDetroit Lionsas anundrafted free agentin 2019. He has also played for theHouston Texans,Washington Football Team,andJacksonville Jaguars.

High school career

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Benzschawel playedtight endanddefensive endon thefootballteam atGrafton High School.in addition, he playedbasketballandbaseball.[1]

After originally committing toSyracuse,[2]Benzschawel committed toWisconsinon October 24, 2013.[3]He had other offers fromIowa State,WyomingandBowling Green,among others.[1]

College career

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

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

Preceding his junior season, Benzschawel was named a pre-season All American byUSA Today.[5]He injured his leg early in the season againstFlorida Atlantic.[6]After being listed as questionable in the injury report for the following game,[7]he wound up playing againstBYU.[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 the2018 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

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Bench press
6 ft6+14in
(1.99 m)
309 lb
(140 kg)
33+38in
(0.85 m)
9+58in
(0.24 m)
5.24 s 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[17]

Detroit Lions

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After going undrafted in the2019 NFL draft,Benzschawel was signed by theDetroit 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

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On December 9, 2020, Benzschawel was signed to theHouston Texans' practice squad.[24]He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against theTennessee 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

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Benzschawel was claimed off waivers by theWashington Football Teamon April 13, 2021.[28]He was released on August 31, 2021,[29]but re-signed to thepractice squadthe 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

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

Tennessee Titans

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

Personal life

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Benzschawel's brother Luke playedtight endfor the Badgers.[36]The brothers' father also played at UW as anose guard.[1]Beau is an avid fisherman.[37]

References

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  1. ^abcMulhern, Tom (October 25, 2013)."Badgers football: Grafton tight end-lineman Beau Benzschawel reverses field, commits for 2014".Madison.com.RetrievedMay 18,2018.
  2. ^Potrykus, Jeff (October 24, 2013)."badgers get oral commitment from Grafton tight end Beau Benzschawel".Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.RetrievedMay 17,2018.
  3. ^Rosin, Andrew (October 24, 2013)."Beau Benzschawel becomes Badgers' 17th commit".Bucky's 5th Quarter.RetrievedMarch 30,2024.
  4. ^Galloway, Jason (August 17, 2015)."adgers football: Injuries pile up for UW's offensive line".The Journal Times.Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2018.RetrievedMay 18,2018.
  5. ^abPotrykus, Jeff (August 29, 2017)."Beau Benzschawel knows postseason honors mean more than those in preseason".Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.Gannett Company.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  6. ^Potrykus, Jeff (September 9, 2017)."Notes: UW guard Beau Benzschawel out with leg injury".Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.RetrievedMay 18,2018.
  7. ^Pianovich, Stephen."Wisconsin's Jon Dietzen out, Beau Benzschawel questionable vs. BYU".Land of 10.Archived fromthe originalon August 30, 2018.RetrievedMay 18,2018.
  8. ^Williams, Matt (December 7, 2017)."Beau Benzschawel vs. BYU (2017)".Draft Breakdown.Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2018.RetrievedMay 18,2018.
  9. ^abTemple, Jesse."Wisconsin's All-America offensive linemen focused on Orange Bowl, not NFL Draft".Land of 10.Archived fromthe originalon February 4, 2018.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  10. ^Dove, Jon (November 27, 2017)."Wisconsin's Beau Benzschawel NFL Draft Scouting Report".With The First Pick.FanSided.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  11. ^Greenstein, Teddy (February 25, 2018)."Wisconsin offensive linemen hunger for more success after turning down NFL cash".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedMay 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.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  13. ^Silverstein, Adam (August 15, 2018)."2018 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: College football's best and brightest".CBSSports.com.RetrievedAugust 15,2018.
  14. ^"USA TODAY Sports' preseason college football All-America team".USA Today.August 21, 2018.RetrievedAugust 31,2018.
  15. ^"AP 2018 Preseason All-America Team, List".USA TODAY.Associated Press. August 21, 2018.RetrievedMarch 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.RetrievedJanuary 8,2021.
  18. ^"Lions sign 13 undrafted rookie free agents".DetroitLions.com.May 10, 2019.RetrievedMarch 30,2024.
  19. ^"Lions announce roster moves".DetroitLions.com.September 5, 2020.RetrievedMarch 30,2024.
  20. ^"Lions establish practice squad".DetroitLions.com.September 6, 2020.RetrievedMarch 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.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
  22. ^Risdon, Jeff (October 24, 2020)."Lions bring back Beau Benzschawel and Arryn Siposs to the practice squad".Lions Wire.USA Today.RetrievedOctober 24,2020.
  23. ^Risdon, Jeff (December 4, 2020)."Lions sign OL Evan Brown to practice squad, release Beau Benzschawel".USAToday.com.RetrievedJanuary 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.RetrievedFebruary 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.RetrievedApril 12,2021.[permanent dead link]
  28. ^"Washington Claims OL Beau Benzschawel Off Waivers".WashingtonFootball.com.April 13, 2021.RetrievedApril 13,2021.
  29. ^"Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves".WashingtonFootball.com.August 31, 2021.RetrievedAugust 31,2021.
  30. ^"Washington Signs 15 Players To Practice Squad".WashingtonFootball.com.Archived fromthe originalon September 1, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
  31. ^"Washington signs 8 players to Reserve/Future contracts".WashingtonFootball.com.January 10, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 10,2022.
  32. ^Selby, Zach (July 30, 2022)."Commanders make multiple roster moves".Commanders.com.RetrievedJuly 30,2022.
  33. ^Alper, Josh (August 3, 2022)."Jaguars sign Beau Benzschawel, waive Jared Hocker".NBCSports.com.RetrievedAugust 3,2022.[permanent dead link]
  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.RetrievedMarch 24,2024.
  36. ^Van Vooren, Tim (September 13, 2017)."Brothers turned teammates, Wisconsin's Beau and Luke Benzschawel" couldn't be happier "".Fox 6.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  37. ^Staples, Andy (August 13, 2018). "Immovables Feast".Sports Illustrated.129:47.
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