University of South Alabama Athletics

High School Highlights: Was given three stars and considered among the top 25 recruits in the state by 247Sports.com ... Played and lettered for three years at Park Hill South High on both the offensive and defensive lines ... A Blue-Grey All-America selection following his senior campaign ... Named first-team all-state by the Missouri Football Coaches Association his final season, one year after garnering second-team all-state honors ... Was also chosen first-team all-state as a senior and third-team all-state the previous fall by the state media ... A two-time all-district and unanimous all-conference selection as well ... Earned first-team all-metro honors and was twice named to all-Simone team (Missouri and Kansas big class) ... As a senior was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award presented to the most outstanding big class linebacker, defensive and offensive linemen in Missouri and Kansas ... Earned both the team’s Mr. Panther Award given for performance, leadership and character and OL of the Year Award each of his last two seasons ... Credited with more than 70 pancake blocks both of those years ... Helped the Panthers to a berth in the state 5A playoffs his last year while serving as team captain ... PHSHS went 10-2 — including going unbeaten in district and conference play — after advancing to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs when he was a junior ... Team ended that fall fifth in the state rankings after recording a school season-record rushing total ... Efforts also helped the Panthers qualify for postseason action his first year on the varsity ... Led the PHSHS freshman team in tackles, stops behind the line of scrimmage and sacks ... Was a three-year letterwinner for the Panther track and field team as well.

Personal: Full name is Ben James Becker ... Born Aug. 5, 1999, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Bob and Stacey Becker ... Favorite movie is “Remember the Titans” ... Favorite book is “To Kill a Mockingbird” ... Favorite team is the Kansas City Chiefs ... Favorite athlete is Bo Jackson ... Favorite musical act is the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Likes Italian food ... Favorite subject is science ... Likes to hunt and fish in his free time ... Also had a scholarship offer from Air Force, and was recruited by Notre Dame, Missouri, Kansas State, Iowa, Minnesota, Navy, Louisville, Memphis and Wyoming as well ... Majoring in pre-business.