Ben Heeney

No. 50 Oakland Raiders

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 13, 1992

Place of birth:

Overland Park, Kansas

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

235 lb (107 kg)

Career information

High school:

Hutchinson (KS)

College:

Kansas

NFL draft:

2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 140

Career history

Oakland Raiders (2015–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

First Team All-Big 12(2014)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015

Total tackles:	38
Forced fumbles:	1
Sacks:	2.5
Interceptions:	0
Player stats at NFL.com

Ben Heeney (born May 13, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas.

Early years

Heeney attended Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Kansas. Helping to lead the Salthawks to three State Titles. He played safety and running back. As a senior he ran for a school record 2,083 yards and 39 touchdowns.^[1] He also had 143 tackles and four interceptions. Heeney committed to the University of Kansas to play college football.

College career

Heeney played at Kansas from 2011 to 2014. As a true freshman, he played in all 12 games and had eight tackles. As a sophomore in 2012, Heeney started all 12 games, recording 112 tackles and a sack.^[2] As a junior in 2013, he played and started in 10 games, missing two due to injury. He finished the season with 88 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. As a senior in 2014, Heeney again started all 12 games, finishing with 127 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Heeney was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 5th round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Career statistics

			Tackles							Interceptions
Year	Team	GP	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	FF	SFTY	PDef	Int	TDs	Yds	Avg	Lng
2015	OAK	12	21	16	5	2.5	1	--	1	--	--	--	0.0	--
Career		12	21	16	5	2.5	1	--	1	--	--	--	0.0	--

^[6]

References

External links

Oakland Raiders 2015 NFL draft selections

Amari Cooper Mario Edwards, Jr. Clive Walford Jon Feliciano Ben Heeney Neiron Ball Max Valles Anthony Morris Andre Debose Dexter McDonald

Oakland Raiders current roster

Active roster	4 Derek Carr 5 Garrett Gilbert 7 Marquette King 10 Seth Roberts 11 Sebastian Janikowski 14 Matt McGloin 15 Michael Crabtree 18 Andre Holmes 20 Nate Allen 21 Sean Smith 22 Taiwan Jones 23 Dexter McDonald 25 D. J. Hayden 26 Roy Helu 27 Reggie Nelson 28 Latavius Murray 29 David Amerson 30 SaQwan Edwards 31 Neiko Thorpe 34 George Atkinson III 35 Dewey McDonald 37 Tevin McDonald 38 T. J. Carrie 39 Keith McGill 41 Brynden Trawick 43 Jimmy Hall 45 Marcel Reece 48 Andrew East 49 Jamize Olawale 50 Ben Heeney 51 Bruce Irvin 52 Khalil Mack 53 Malcolm Smith 54 Korey Toomer 55 John Lotulelei 56 Daren Bates 58 Neiron Ball 59 Jon Condo 61 Rodney Hudson 66 Gabe Jackson 68 Jon Feliciano 70 Kelechi Osemele 71 Menelik Watson 72 Donald Penn 73 Matt McCants 74 Mitch Bell 75 Shelby Harris 77 Austin Howard 78 Justin Ellis 81 Mychal Rivera 82 Gabe Holmes 84 Andre Debose 86 Lee Smith 87 Colton Underwood 88 Clive Walford 89 Amari Cooper 90 Dan Williams 92 Stacy McGee 93 Leon Orr 96 Denico Autry 97 Mario Edwards, Jr. -- Vadal Alexander -- Shilique Calhoun -- Connor Cook -- Cory James -- Karl Joseph -- Max McCaffrey -- Jihad Ward -- DeAndre Washington

Reserve lists	99 Aldon Smith (Susp.)

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