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Ben
Hladik
#46 Linebacker
Ben
Hladik
#46 Linebacker
Height 6'4
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1999-03-08 (25)
Born Vernon, BC
School UBC
Status NAT
Defensive Tackles 100
Special Teams Tackles 2
Interceptions 1
Sacks 5

Born: March 8, 1999 — Vernon, B.C.
2024:  Years as a Lion: 4th   Years in CFL: 4th  Status: National
Career Games: 46   Playoffs: 3    Grey Cup: 0

Acquired:

The BC Lions selected Ben in the third round (22nd overall) of the 2021 CFL Draft. He signed a two-year extension with the team on February 6, 2024 that keeps him in black and orange through 2025.

Highlights:

2023: Ben enjoyed his best season to date, suiting up in all 18 regular season games and becoming the first Canadian Lion in history to record 100 defensive tackles in a season. He also registered a career-high five sacks and recorded an interception in a victory at Winnipeg in week three. Suffered a knee injury early in the Western Semi-Final win over Calgary, ending his post-season.

2022: Ben worked his way into a starting role in year two as a pro and would record 65 total tackles (59 defence, six special teams) and his first two career sacks while registering nine defensive stops in two playoff games.

2021: Ben was a reliable piece on special teams in his rookie season, suiting up in all 14 games and racking up six special teams tackles and made two defensive stops in a 45-13 win over Ottawa on September 11th.

College:
2019-2021:
Ben was UBC’s defensive captain in 2019, who registered 58 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and one 50-yard pick-six. He was named a Canada West All-Star and a U SPORTS Second-Team All-Canadian at the end of the 2019 season. Although university sports were cancelled in 2020, Ben impressed many scouts in the 2021 virtual combine, who benched (225 lbs) 29 times, ran a 4.66 for the 40-yard dash, 10′ 7” broad jump, 6.66 seconds 3-cone and 4.16 seconds shuttle time.

2018: The defensive captain, a Canada West All-Star and a U SPORTS First-Team All-Canadian had 73 total tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and 3 fumble recoveries.

2017: Ben registered 58 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, one sack, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries as a freshman at UBC.

Personal:

Ben studied psychology at UBC, who once led the Vernon Secondary School Panthers to the school’s first-ever B.C. AA Subway Bowl high school football championship and was the first Vernon provincial AA MVP in 2016.

 

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
BC 14 2 6 0 0 0 0
2022
BC 18 59 6 2 2 0 1
2023
BC 18 100 2 5 1 0 0
Total
50 161 14 7 3 0 1

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-08
1 CGY 3 0 0 0 0 0
06-17
2 EDM 3 0 0 0 0 0
06-22
3 WPG 4 0 0 1 0 0
07-03
4 TOR 6 0 0 0 0 0
07-09
5 MTL 6 0 1 0 0 0
07-22
7 SSK 7 0 0 0 0 0
07-29
8 EDM 3 1 0 0 0 0
08-03
9 WPG 5 0 0 0 0 0
08-12
10 CGY 6 0 0 0 0 0
08-20
11 SSK 6 0 0 0 0 0
08-26
12 HAM 4 0 0 0 0 0
09-02
13 MTL 5 0 1 0 0 0
09-16
15 OTT 9 0 1 0 0 0
09-22
16 EDM 3 0 1 0 0 0
09-29
17 SSK 11 0 1 0 0 0
10-06
18 WPG 4 0 0 0 0 0
10-13
19 HAM 9 0 0 0 0 0
10-20
20 CGY 6 1 0 0 0 0
Total
100 2 5 1 0 0