Ben Bartch

• Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2020 draft

PROFESSIONAL

2022 (Jaguars)

• *9/18 vs. IND: *Started at left guard and played all 71 offensive snaps and four special teams snaps
• *9/11 at WAS: *Started at left guard and played all 70 offensive snaps and five special teams snaps

2021 (Jaguars)

• Placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on 12/24... Activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on 1/6
• *1/9 vs. IND: *Started at right guard and played 58 offensive snaps... Briefly left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter and returned to finish the game
• *12/19 vs. HOU: *Started at right guard and played all 70 offensive snaps
• *12/12 at TEN: *Started at right guard and played all 55 offensive snaps
• *12/5 at LAR: *Started at right guard... Left the game in the fourth quarter with a back injury
• 11/28 vs. ATL: Started at right guard and played all 73 offensive snaps
• *11/21 vs. S.F.: *Started at right guard and played all 46 offensive snaps
• *11/14 at IND: *Started at right guard and played all 66 offensive snaps
• *11/7 vs. BUF: *Started at right guard and played all 61 offensive snaps
• *10/31 at SEA: *Started at right guard and played all 76 offensive snaps
• *10/17 vs. MIA: *Started at right guard and played 24 snaps... Left the game in the second quarter with a concussion
• *10/10 vs. TEN: *Started at right guard and helped RB James Robinson rush for a career-high 149 yards
• *9/30 at CIN: *Played 35 snaps at right guard after replacing A.J. Cann who exited the game in the second quarter
• *9/26 vs. ARI: *Saw action at left guard after replacing Andrew Norwell who briefly exited the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury... Helped the offense rush for 159 yards on 29 attempts
• *9/19 vs. DEN: *Played 20 snaps at right guard after replacing A.J. Cann... Also saw action on special teams
• 9/12 at HOU: Saw action on special teams

2020 (Jaguars)

• Saw action in 13 games as a rookie on the offensive line, making one start... Part of an offensive line that helped rookie RB James Robinson tally the most scrimmage yards (1,414), and the second-most rushing yards (1,070), by an undrafted rookie in NFL history
• 10/18 vs. DET: Saw action at right guard after OL A.J. Cann exited the game with a shoulder injury and on special teams
• 12/13 vs. TEN: Made his first career start at left guard

COLLEGE:

• Began his collegiate career as a tight end prior to moving to left tackle
• Started 14 games at left tackle as a senior and earned First-Team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors and was named a Division III All-American
• Became the first player from St. John's (Minn.) drafted since 1974 and the first player to be drafted from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 2003
• Also competed on St. John's track and field team in shot put and the discus
• Named to the 2019 Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team, an award established to recognize a select group of college football players who have made a commitment to service and enriching the lives of others

PERSONAL

• In an effort to gain weight after moving to the offensive line, consumed a protein shake daily of seven scrambled eggs, a tub of cottage cheese, quick grits, peanut butter, bananas and gatorade while in college
• Studied in South Africa during the spring of 2019, where he served as a computer lab tutor for children ages kindergarten-seventh grade at Seyisi Primary School (New Brighton, South Africa)
• Volunteered with Catholic Charities' Meals on Wheels in fall of 2018 in nearby St. Joseph, Minn. and served as an after-school tutor for a sixth-grade student at All Saints Academy
• Volunteered at Newman, the Roman Catholic parish at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Ecumenical Religious Center, in 2017 and 2018 when visiting his grandmother during breaks in the academic year
• Majored in pyschology and has an interest in sports psychology and mental skills training
• Favorite rock band is Led Zepplin