2021 Football Roster
Roster
Ben Petrula
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 314
- Hometown:
- Freehold, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Peter's Prep
2020 (SENIOR): All-ACC Second Team and Preseason All-ACC … started all 11 games at right tackle … helped lead BC to 1,119 rushing yards on the season … took the field for all 67 snaps in a season-opening win at Duke (9/19) … played all 70 snaps against Texas State (9/26) … logged 81 snaps vs. North Carolina (10/3) … played all 77 snaps against Pittsburgh (10/10) … fifth straight game of playing every snap with 79 at Virginia Tech (10/17) as BC ran for 90 yards … played 61 of 68 snaps vs. Georgia Tech (10/24) as BC did not allow a sack and racked up a season-high 264 rushing yards … played all 64 snaps at Clemson (10/31) … played all 77 snaps with BC not allowing a sack and totaling 191 rushing yards at Syracuse (11/7) … went 69 snaps against Notre Dame (11/14) … no sacks allowed and 188 rushing yards, while playing all 65 snaps vs. Louisville (11/28) … played all 68 snaps at Virginia (12/5).
2019 (JUNIOR): All-ACC Second Team ... Preseason All-ACC: The ACC, Athlon, Phil Steele... started all 13 games at right tackle... started 25th consecutive game vs. Virginia Tech (8/31) as the right tackle for all 77 snaps... played at right tackle vs. Richmond (9/7) for 53 of 68 offensive snaps... started at right tackle vs. Kansas (9/13) for all 83 snaps... started at right tackle at Rutgers (9/21)... started at right tackle vs. Wake Forest (9/28)... started at right tackle at Louisville (10/5)... played 71 snaps as the starting right tackle while BC tallied 429 yards on the ground vs. NC State (10/19)... started at right tackle at Clemson (10/26)... started at right tackle at Syracuse (11/2) as BC piled up a program-record 691 yards of offense... started at right tackle vs. Florida State (11/9)... started at right tackle at Notre Dame (11/23)... started at right tackle and played all 79 snaps at Pittsburgh (11/30)... started at right tackle vs. Cincinnati (1/2) in the Birmingham Bowl.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): All-ACC Honorable Mention who started all 12 games at right tackle ... started at right tackle in the season opener vs. UMass (9/1) ... played 55 snaps in a start against Holy Cross (9/8) as BC racked up 610 yards of offense ... made third consecutive start at right tackles against Wake Forest (9/13) ... started at right tackle and played all 66 offensive snaps at Purdue (9/22) ... played 100 snaps and started at right tackle vs. Temple (9/29) ... started at right tackle for all 52 snaps at No. 23 NC State (10/6) ... played all 82 offensive snaps in a start at right tackles against Louisville (10/13) ... started at right tackle vs. No. 25 Miami (10/26) and played all 83 offensive snaps as BC put up 433 yards of offense ... played all 73 offensive snaps and started at right tackle at Virginia Tech (11/3) ... started at right tackle for 53 of 58 offensive snaps vs. Clemson (11/10) ... played all 87 snaps and started at right tackle at Florida State (11/17) ... started at right tackle against No. 19 Syracuse (11/24) for all 71 snaps.
2017 (FRESHMAN): ESPN.com Freshman All-America selection at center … started all 12 games he played in … first career start and played in his first collegiate game against Wake Forest (9/9) … first game at any level playing center against Wake … played the entire game at center against Wake (83 snaps) … started and played all 85 snaps at center against Notre Dame (9/16) … starter at center against Clemson (9/23) and played the entire game … started at center vs. Central Michigan (9/30), playing all 77 snaps in the win … helped pave the way for BC’s rushing attack with 224 yards rushing vs. the Chips … played all 87 snaps at center in the win at Louisville (10/14) as the offense registered season-highs in points (45), total offense (555) and rushing offense (364) … started at center in the UVA win (10/21) as the offense scored 40+ points in consecutive conference games for the first time in BC history … started at center and played 81 snaps in the 35-3 win over Florida State (10/27) … 75 snaps as the starter at center against No. 23 NC State (11/11) … 63 snaps as the starter at center as the offense rushed for 330 yards in the win over UConn (11/18) … 76 snaps at center as BC totaled 581 yards of total offense, including 333 yards rushing, in the 42-14 win at Syracuse (11/25) … played all 70 offensive snaps in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Iowa (12/ 27).
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter on the offensive line for head coach Rich Hansen at St. Peter’s Prep … No. 11 prospect in New Jersey and the No. 1 guard in the state according to ESPN … third-best guard in the Garden State and rated as the nation’s 65th-best guard by Scout.com … rated the eighth-best guard in the East by Scout.com … listed as the No. 26 guard nationally and the No. 14 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals.com … NJ.com first-team all-state offensive selection as a senior and second-team all-state performer as a junior … NJ.com All-Non Public first-team selection following his junior and senior seasons … helped pave the way for a Prep offense that gained nearly 3,000 yards rushing during his senior campaign … rated the No. 11 player in New Jersey by NJ.com … led St. Peter’s Prep to the Non-Public Group 4 state final.
PERSONAL: Benjamin Joseph Petrula ... son of Michael and Kimberly Petrula ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as a finance major ... has two brothers ... recipient of The Fish Cornerstone Scholarship Fund.
