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|current_team= New York Giants
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|position= Assistant offensive line coach
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| college = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (2001–2004)
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* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|2005|2006}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2007|2008}})
* [[Florida Tuskers]] ({{UFL Year|2009}})
* [[Florida Tuskers]] ({{UFL Year|2009}})
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* [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] ([[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2011]]) <br>Graduate assistant
* [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (2011) <br> Graduate assistant
* [[Grambling State Tigers football|Grambling State]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2012]]–[[2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2013]]) <br>Offensive line coach
* [[Grambling State Tigers football|Grambling State]] (2012–2013) <br> Offensive line coach
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2017}}) <br>Assistant offensive line coach
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2015|2017}}) <br> Assistant offensive line coach
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2018}}–present) <br>Assistant offensive line coach
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2018|2021}}) <br> Assistant offensive line coach
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present) <br> Assistant offensive line coach
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; As a player
* [[BCS National Championship|BCS national champion]] ([[2004 Sugar Bowl|2003]])
* [[BCS National Championship|BCS national champion]] ([[2004 Sugar Bowl|2003]])
* [[Rimington Trophy]] (2004){{efn|name=Rimington|Co-winner with [[David Baas]]}}
* First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (2004)
* Consensus [[All-American]] ([[2004 College Football All-America Team|2004]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2004 College Football All-America Team|2004]])
* Second-team All-American ([[2003 College Football All-America Team|2003]])
* [[Rimington Trophy]] (2004)
* ''[[USA Today]]'' High School All-American ([[2000 USA Today All-USA high school football team|2000]])
* First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[2004 All-SEC football team|2004]])
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'''Benjamin Lorenza Wilkerson''' (born November 22, 1982) is an [[American football]] coach and former player who is the assistant offensive line coach for the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[Center (American football)|center]] in the NFL for four seasons during the early 2000s and [[college football]] for [[Louisiana State University|LSU]], earning consensus [[All-American]] honors, and was recognized as the top college football center. He signed with the NFL's [[Cincinnati Bengals]] as an [[undrafted free agent]], and also played for the NFL's [[Atlanta Falcons]] and the [[Florida Tuskers]] of the [[United Football League (2009–12)|United Football League]] (UFL).
'''Benjamin Lorenza Wilkerson''' (born November 22, 1982) is an [[American football]] coach and former player who is the assistant offensive line coach for the [[New York Jets]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played as a [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] in the NFL for four seasons from 2005 to 2008. He played [[college football]] for the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors, and winning the [[Rimington Trophy]].{{efn|name=Rimington}} He signed with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2005, and also played for the [[Atlanta Falcons]], and the [[Florida Tuskers]] of the [[United Football League (2009–2012)|United Football League]] (UFL).


==Early years==
==Early years==
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===Grambling State===
===Grambling State===
He served as the offensive line coach at [[Grambling State University]] from 2012–2013.
He served as the offensive line coach at [[Grambling State University]] from 2012 to 2013.


===North Shore Senior High School===
===North Shore Senior High School===
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===Chicago Bears===
===Chicago Bears===
On February 11, 2015, Wilkerson was hired by the [[Chicago Bears]] as their assistant offensive line coach.<ref name="Bears hiring">{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Michael C.|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4697282/ben-wilkerson-joins-bears-coaching-staff|title=Ben Wilkerson joins Bears' coaching staff|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=February 11, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bears name Ben Wilkerson assistant offensive line coach|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/chi-ben-wilkerson-offensive-line-coach-20150211-story.html|last=Wiederer|first=Dan|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>
On February 11, 2015, Wilkerson was hired by the [[Chicago Bears]] as their assistant offensive line coach.<ref name="Bears hiring">{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Michael C.|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4697282/ben-wilkerson-joins-bears-coaching-staff|title=Ben Wilkerson joins Bears' coaching staff|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=February 11, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bears name Ben Wilkerson assistant offensive line coach|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/chi-ben-wilkerson-offensive-line-coach-20150211-story.html|last=Wiederer|first=Dan|website=chicagotribune.com|date=February 11, 2015 |access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>


===New York Giants===
===New York Giants===
On February 5, 2018, the [[New York Giants]] hired Wilkerson to serve as their assistant offensive line coach.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Giants' Pat Shurmur adds Deshea Townsend, Ben Wilkerson to staff|url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2018/02/05/new-york-giants-pat-shurmur-adds-deshea-townsend-ben-wilkerson-staff/|date=2018-02-05|website=Giants Wire|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/05/report-ben-wilkerson-deshea-townsend-join-giants-staff/ |title=Report: Ben Wilkerson, Deshea Townsend join Giants' staff |work=profootballtalk |date=February 5, 2018 }}</ref>
On February 5, 2018, the [[New York Giants]] hired Wilkerson to serve as their assistant offensive line coach.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Giants' Pat Shurmur adds Deshea Townsend, Ben Wilkerson to staff|url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2018/02/05/new-york-giants-pat-shurmur-adds-deshea-townsend-ben-wilkerson-staff/|date=2018-02-05|website=Giants Wire|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/05/report-ben-wilkerson-deshea-townsend-join-giants-staff/ |title=Report: Ben Wilkerson, Deshea Townsend join Giants' staff |work=profootballtalk |date=February 5, 2018 }}</ref>
Even with the coaching change in [[2020 New York Giants season|2020]], head coach [[Joe Judge (American football)|Joe Judge]] decided to keep Wilkerson on the Giants staff in the same position.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Giants, Joe Judge will keep Ben Wilkerson on staff|url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2020/01/25/new-york-giants-joe-judge-will-keep-ben-wilkerson-on-staff/|date=2020-01-25|website=Giants Wire|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Latest on the Giants Assistant Coaching Staff|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/news/the-latest-on-the-giants-assistant-coaching-staff|website=SI.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> Wilkerson coached the team's offensive line when [[Dave DeGuglielmo]] missed their week 17 game against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on January 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |author=Eisen, Michael |title=OL Coach DeGuglielmo tests positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.giants.com/news/ol-coach-dave-deguglielmo-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |website=Giants.com |date=January 3, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
Even with the coaching change in [[2020 New York Giants season|2020]], head coach [[Joe Judge (American football)|Joe Judge]] decided to keep Wilkerson on the Giants staff in the same position.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Giants, Joe Judge will keep Ben Wilkerson on staff|url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2020/01/25/new-york-giants-joe-judge-will-keep-ben-wilkerson-on-staff/|date=2020-01-25|website=Giants Wire|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The Latest on the Giants Assistant Coaching Staff|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/news/the-latest-on-the-giants-assistant-coaching-staff|newspaper=Sports Illustrated New York Giants News, Analysis and More|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> Wilkerson coached the team's offensive line when [[Dave DeGuglielmo]] missed their week 17 game against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on January 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |author=Eisen, Michael |title=OL Coach DeGuglielmo tests positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.giants.com/news/ol-coach-dave-deguglielmo-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |website=Giants.com |date=January 3, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> He was not retained after the 2021 season.

===New York Jets===
Wilkerson was hired on March 7, 2022, by the [[New York Jets]] to be their assistant offensive line coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jets hire Ben Wilkerson as assistant offensive line coach|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jets-hire-ben-wilkerson-assistant-162148391.html|author=Thompson, Scott|website=Yahoo.com|date=March 7, 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Wilkerson and his wife, Angi, have four children.
Wilkerson and his wife, Angi, have four children, Brianna, Isabella, Jordan, and Benjamin ll.


==Notes and references==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 25 March 2024

Ben Wilkerson
New York Jets
Position:Assistant offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-11-22) November 22, 1982 (age 41)
Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Hemphill
(Hemphill, Texas)
College:LSU (2001–2004)
Undrafted:2005
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As a player
Career NFL statistics
Games played:32
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Benjamin Lorenza Wilkerson (born November 22, 1982) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant offensive line coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a center in the NFL for four seasons from 2005 to 2008. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors, and winning the Rimington Trophy.[a] He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and also played for the Atlanta Falcons, and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL).

Early years[edit]

Wilkerson was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He graduated from Hemphill High School in Hemphill, Texas.

College career[edit]

He received an athletic scholarship to attend Louisiana State University, where he played for coach Nick Saban's LSU Tigers football team from 2001 to 2004. As a junior in 2003, he was a member of the Tigers' SEC Championship team that defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 21–14 to win the BCS National Championship. Following his senior 2004 season, he was recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a consensus first-team All-American, and was awarded the Rimington Trophy as the best college football center in the country.

Professional career[edit]

Wilkerson was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 by the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, and he was a member of the Bengals from 2005 to 2006, but appeared in only three games during the 2006 season. He also played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons from 2007 to 2008, and appeared in twenty-nine games off the bench for the Falcons.[1]

He was a member of the United Football League's Florida Tuskers for part of the 2009 season.

Coaching career[edit]

LSU[edit]

Wilkerson served as a graduate assistant for the LSU Tigers during the 2011 football season under Les Miles.

Grambling State[edit]

He served as the offensive line coach at Grambling State University from 2012 to 2013.

North Shore Senior High School[edit]

Wilkerson was a PE teacher and assistant football and track coach at North Shore Senior High School in Texas during 2014.[2]

Chicago Bears[edit]

On February 11, 2015, Wilkerson was hired by the Chicago Bears as their assistant offensive line coach.[2][3]

New York Giants[edit]

On February 5, 2018, the New York Giants hired Wilkerson to serve as their assistant offensive line coach.[4][5] Even with the coaching change in 2020, head coach Joe Judge decided to keep Wilkerson on the Giants staff in the same position.[6][7] Wilkerson coached the team's offensive line when Dave DeGuglielmo missed their week 17 game against the Dallas Cowboys on January 3, 2021.[8] He was not retained after the 2021 season.

New York Jets[edit]

Wilkerson was hired on March 7, 2022, by the New York Jets to be their assistant offensive line coach.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Wilkerson and his wife, Angi, have four children, Brianna, Isabella, Jordan, and Benjamin ll.

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b Co-winner with David Baas
  1. ^ Lester, Ryan. "Offseason Analysis: Atlanta Falcons". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Wright, Michael C. (February 11, 2015). "Ben Wilkerson joins Bears' coaching staff". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Wiederer, Dan (February 11, 2015). "Bears name Ben Wilkerson assistant offensive line coach". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Report: Giants' Pat Shurmur adds Deshea Townsend, Ben Wilkerson to staff". Giants Wire. February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Report: Ben Wilkerson, Deshea Townsend join Giants' staff". profootballtalk. February 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Report: Giants, Joe Judge will keep Ben Wilkerson on staff". Giants Wire. January 25, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Latest on the Giants Assistant Coaching Staff". Sports Illustrated New York Giants News, Analysis and More. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Eisen, Michael (January 3, 2021). "OL Coach DeGuglielmo tests positive for COVID-19". Giants.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Thompson, Scott (March 7, 2022). "Jets hire Ben Wilkerson as assistant offensive line coach". Yahoo.com.
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