Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ben Cleveland was born August 25, 1998, in Orange County, Virginia. He is an offensive guard in the National Football League.

Cleveland grew up in Toccoa, Georgia and attended Stephens County High School, where he played baseball and football. He was rated a four star recruit and committed to play college football at Georgia during the summer before his junior season.

Cleveland redshirted his true freshman season. He played in all 15 of Georgia's games as a redshirt freshman and started the final five, including the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game. Cleveland started eight games with six games missed due to an injury in his redshirt sophomore season. He played in 13 games with seven starts at right guard as a redshirt junior. Cleveland returned to being a full-time starter at right guard in his final season at Georgia was named first team All-Southeastern Conference and a third team All-American by the Associated Press after starting nine games in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. He was drafted 94th bythe Baltimore Ravens.