Benjamin James Boulware (born August 7, 1994) is an American former football linebacker who is currently the linebackers coach at Clemson University. He played college football at Clemson where he was the 2016 ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the defensive MVP of the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship.
College career On December 7, 2016, Boulware was awarded the Jack Lambert Trophy, for best linebacker. He was the Defensive MVP of the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. Boulware was part of the Clemson team that defeated top-ranked Alabama in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31. In the game, he recorded six total tackles and one pass defended.
College statistics Year Team Class Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 2013 Clemson FR 5 12 9 21 1.5 0.0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2014 Clemson SO 12 29 14 43 6.0 1.0 1 47 47.0 1 1 2 1 2015 Clemson JR 15 45 36 81 7.5 3.0 2 15 7.5 0 7 1 3 2016 Clemson SR 14 58 58 116 11.5 4.0 1 0 0.0 0 2 1 3Career 46 144 117 261 26.5 8.0 5 63 12.6 1 10 4 7
Professional career
Carolina Panthers Boulware signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL draft. He was released by the team on September 2, 2017.
San Francisco 49ers Boulware was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad on September 5, 2017. He was released from the team's practice squad on September 12.
References
External links Clemson Tigers bio