Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ben Bredeson was born on February 20th, 1998 in Hartland, Wisconsin. He is a lineman in the NFL.

At Arrowhead High School he made the varsity team in his freshman year. As a junior he was a first-team All-State selection. As a senior he was again named to the All-State first-team and received first-team All-American honors by MaxPreps and USA Today. At the end of the season, he also received the Joe Thomas Award, as the top offensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin, and was named the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Wisconsin. Bredeson was among the nation’s top high school seniors invited to the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game.

In his freshman season at Michigan, Bredeson was switched from offensive tackle to guard, a position he never played in high school. Following the 2017 season, Bredeson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive second-team by both the coaches and the media. Following the 2018 season, Bredeson was again named to the All-Big Ten offensive second-team by both the coaches and the media. Following the 2019 season, Bredeson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive first-team by both the coaches and media, and was named a Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Bredeson was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (143rd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

On August 31, 2021, Bredeson was traded to the New York Giants along with a 2022 fifth-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2022 fourth-round pick.