Beau Benzschawel

American football player (born 1995)

American football player
Beau Benzschawel
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Benzschawel with Washington in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 28)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Grafton (Grafton, Wisconsin)
College:Wisconsin (2014–2018)
Position:Guard
Undrafted:2019
Career history
  • Detroit Lions (2019–2020)
  • Houston Texans (2020)
  • Washington Football Team (2021–2022)*
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (2022)*
  • Tennessee Titans (2022)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Beau Benzschawel (born September 10, 1995) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Houston Texans, Washington Football Team, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

High school career

Benzschawel played tight end and defensive end on the football team at Grafton High School. in addition, he played basketball and baseball.[1]

After originally committing to Syracuse,[2] Benzschawel committed to Wisconsin on October 24, 2013.[3] He had other offers from Iowa State, Wyoming and Bowling Green, among others.[1]

College career

After redshirting the 2014 season, Benzschawel battled a knee injury before his redshirt freshman season.[4]

During his sophomore season, Benzschawel started every game at offensive guard.[5]

Preceding his junior season, Benzschawel was named a pre-season All American by USA Today.[5] He injured his leg early in the season against Florida Atlantic.[6] After being listed as questionable in the injury report for the following game,[7] he wound up playing against BYU.[8]

After the season, he was named a third-team All-American.[9] He projected as a mid-round pick,[9] with reports highlighting his awareness and long arms.[10] Eventually, he decided not to enter the 2018 NFL Draft[11] after consulting with the NFL Draft Advisory Board.[12]

In August 2018, Benzschawel was named a preseason second-team All-America by CBS Sports.[13] He was also named a preseason first-team All-American by USA Today[14] and the Associated Press.[15] At the end of the season, Benzschawel was named a Consensus All-American.[16]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Bench press
6 ft 6+1⁄4 in
(1.99 m) 		309 lb
(140 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 5.24 s 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[17]

Detroit Lions

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Benzschawel was signed by the Detroit Lions.[18] On September 5, 2020, Benzchawel was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He was released from the practice squad on October 22, 2020.[21] Benzschawel was re-signed to the practice squad on October 24.[22] He was released on December 4, 2020.[23]

Houston Texans

On December 9, 2020, Benzschawel was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[24] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[25] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[26] He was waived on April 12, 2021.[27]

Washington Football Team

Benzschawel was claimed off waivers by the Washington Football Team on April 13, 2021.[28] He was released on August 31, 2021,[29] but re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[30] On January 10, 2022, Benzschawel signed a reserve/future contract after the 2021 regular season ended.[31] He was released on July 30, 2022.[32]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 3, 2022, Benzschawel signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[33] He was waived on August 22, 2022.[34]

Tennessee Titans

On December 20, 2022, Benzschawel signed with the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans, but was released three days later.[35]

Personal life

Benzschawel's brother Luke played tight end for the Badgers.[36] The brothers' father also played at UW as a nose guard.[1] Beau is an avid fisherman.[37] Beau also took Driver's Ed with the legendary Kasey Carpenter.

References

  1. ^ a b c Mulhern, Tom (October 25, 2013). "Badgers football: Grafton tight end-lineman Beau Benzschawel reverses field, commits for 2014". Madison.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (October 24, 2013). "badgers get oral commitment from Grafton tight end Beau Benzschawel". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Rosin, Andrew (October 24, 2013). "Beau Benzschawel becomes Badgers' 17th commit". Bucky's 5th Quarter. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Galloway, Jason (August 17, 2015). "adgers football: Injuries pile up for UW's offensive line". The Journal Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Potrykus, Jeff (August 29, 2017). "Beau Benzschawel knows postseason honors mean more than those in preseason". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (September 9, 2017). "Notes: UW guard Beau Benzschawel out with leg injury". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Pianovich, Stephen. "Wisconsin's Jon Dietzen out, Beau Benzschawel questionable vs. BYU". Land of 10. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  8. ^ Williams, Matt (December 7, 2017). "Beau Benzschawel vs. BYU (2017)". Draft Breakdown. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Temple, Jesse. "Wisconsin's All-America offensive linemen focused on Orange Bowl, not NFL Draft". Land of 10. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  10. ^ Dove, Jon (November 27, 2017). "Wisconsin's Beau Benzschawel NFL Draft Scouting Report". With The First Pick. FanSided. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Greenstein, Teddy (February 25, 2018). "Wisconsin offensive linemen hunger for more success after turning down NFL cash". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  12. ^ Galloway, Jason (December 31, 2017). "Badgers football: Nick Nelson to enter NFL draft, Beau Benzschawel to stay at Wisconsin for senior season". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  13. ^ Silverstein, Adam (August 15, 2018). "2018 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: College football's best and brightest". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "USA TODAY Sports' preseason college football All-America team". USA Today. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "AP 2018 Preseason All-America Team, List". USA TODAY. Associated Press. August 21, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  16. ^ Kocorowski, Jake (December 12, 2018). "Jonathan Taylor claims unanimous All-American honors". Bucky's 5th Quarter.
  17. ^ "Beau Benzschawel Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  18. ^ "Lions sign 13 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  20. ^ "Lions establish practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  21. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (October 22, 2020). "Detroit Lions CB Justin Coleman returning to practice, Beau Benzschawel cut from practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SBNation. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  22. ^ Risdon, Jeff (October 24, 2020). "Lions bring back Beau Benzschawel and Arryn Siposs to the practice squad". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  23. ^ Risdon, Jeff (December 4, 2020). "Lions sign OL Evan Brown to practice squad, release Beau Benzschawel". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  24. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12–9–20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (1–2–21)". HoustonTexans.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  26. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (1–4–21)". HoustonTexans.com. January 4, 2021.
  27. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (4-12-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  28. ^ "Washington Claims OL Beau Benzschawel Off Waivers". WashingtonFootball.com. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  29. ^ "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  30. ^ "Washington Signs 15 Players To Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  31. ^ "Washington signs 8 players to Reserve/Future contracts". WashingtonFootball.com. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  32. ^ Selby, Zach (July 30, 2022). "Commanders make multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  33. ^ Alper, Josh (August 3, 2022). "Jaguars sign Beau Benzschawel, waive Jared Hocker". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  34. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive 5 and release 1 ahead of Preseason Week 3". Jaguars.com. August 22, 2022.
  35. ^ Moraitis, Mike (December 20, 2022). "Titans add 2 offensive linemen to practice squad". Titans Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  36. ^ Van Vooren, Tim (September 13, 2017). "Brothers turned teammates, Wisconsin's Beau and Luke Benzschawel "couldn't be happier"". Fox 6. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  37. ^ Staples, Andy (August 13, 2018). "Immovables Feast". Sports Illustrated. 129: 47.

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