Ben Gustafson
Northern Illinois Huskies
60
Depth

Ben Gustafson

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
LTOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Ben Gustafson starting?

Ben Gustafson is listed 2nd string at LT for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Ben Gustafson is listed LT #2 for Northern Illinois at 60 OVR.

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Depth at LT · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 15866Ross LiegelStarter
  2. 26160Ben GustafsonYou
  3. 37746Daine Hanson

What's Next

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Elkhorn South, ranked #1,581 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,581 Natl
Elkhorn, NE
Jersey
#61
Class
RS SO
Height
6'8"
Weight
302 lbs

Ben Gustafson is currently behind Ross Liegel at LT on the Northern Illinois depth chart, a Mountain West team rated 65 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8504
National Rank
#1581
High School
Elkhorn South
Hometown
Omaha, NE

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 60 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Ben Gustafson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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