Ben Howard
California Golden Bears
59
Depth2nd String / Backup
Is Ben Howard starting?
Ben Howard is listed 2nd string at LG for California Golden Bears.
Redshirt freshman · #72 · 6'4", 325 lbs
See full California Golden Bears depth chart ›Depth at LG · California Golden Bears
- 15659Tyson RuffinsStarter
- 27259Ben HowardYou
California Starting Lineup
Top offensive linemen in the ACC
Up next for California
California plays Virginia away on Sat, Nov 14. Kickoff time not announced yet.
Ben Howard is currently behind Tyson Ruffins at LG on the California depth chart, a ACC team rated 62 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8608
- National Rank
- #1306
- High School
- Skyridge
- Hometown
- Lehi, UT
Why this rating?
On a 70-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 59 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 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
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Ben Howard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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