Ben (he/him) is an M.Sc. student at Southeastern Louisiana University in the Department of Biological Sciences in Dr. Kyle Piller’s lab. He is a big Detroit sports fan, and due to this, a committed athlete. His official combine times are as follows:

• 40-Yd Dash: 5.48
• Bench Press: 0.75
• Vertical Jump: 36
• Broad Jump: 92.4
• 20-Yd Shuttle: 4.83
• 3-Cone Drill: 7.88

Ben’s times reflect a Relative Athletic Score of 0.02. For reference, Jarvis Landry’s RAS was a 0.27 and Josh Allen’s was a 9.67.

For Ben’s thesis, he is examining swimbladder evolution in Percina (Percidae) through the use of Micro-CT scanning and phylogenetic comparative methods.