Ben Bredeson

Early life

He is the son of former Illinois State center, Mike Bredeson, and the middle brother of older brother, Jack, and younger brother, Max Bredeson. Ben Bredeson played high school football at Arrowhead High School and made the varsity team in his freshman year. As a junior he was a first-team All-State selection. As a senior he was again named to the All-State first-team and received first-team All-American honors by MaxPreps and USA Today. Also receiving the Joe Thomas Award, as the top offensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin, and the Gatorade Player of the Year in Wisconsin. Bredeson was among the nation's top high school seniors, invited to the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game.

After receiving 17 scholarship offers, Bredeson cut down his choices to Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford and Wisconsin. On June 17, 2015, he committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines.

College career

In his freshman season at Michigan, Bredeson was switched from offensive tackle to guard, a position he never played in high school. Following the 2017 season, Bredeson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive second-team by both the coaches and the media. After the 2018 season, Bredeson was again named to the All-Big Ten offensive second-team by both the coaches and the media. Following the 2019 season, Bredeson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive first-team by both the coaches and media, and was named a Second-team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation.