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Get to know the Kentucky football roster: No. 53 Ben Reeves
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Get to know the Kentucky football roster: No. 53 Ben Reeves
The start of the 2026 Kentucky Wildcats football season is coming fast, and is now just 54 days away. As it approaches, we are getting to know the players that make up the roster. This year's squad doesn't have a No. 54, but there are two players wearing No. 53, so today we're taking a look at one of them: Ben Reeves .
Reeves is a 6'2", 242 lb out of Edgewood, Kentucky. He was a defensive lineman with Covington Catholic, and recorded seven sacks in his final season there. He enrolled at Georgetown College after high school, and recorded 30 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble as a redshirt freshman last year. He the transferred to Kentucky this offseason.
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Though he wasn't a highly rated recruit out of high school, Reeves has proven to be a productive player at the NAIA level. He'll bring a strong work ethic and drive to succeed to the Wildcats.
Reeves will likely be depth this season, and a potential special teamer. However, he still has plenty of eligibility remaining, and time to work his way up the depth chart. He's an easy to root for player, and a Bluegrass State product who Big Blue Nation will be rooting for.
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