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Ben VanSumeren

Fullback, Kansas City Chiefs · #47.

Player facts

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Fullback
Number: 47
Born: May 5, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Bay City, MI, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Michigan State
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 4	@ LV	W 30-27	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ MIA	W 24-10	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs IND	W 33-30 OT	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Ben VanSumeren (born May 5, 2000) is an American professional football fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans.

VanSumeren began his NFL career as a linebacker and began playing fullback in his second season in the NFL, officially changing his position in his third NFL season.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ben VanSumeren, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

VanSumeren was born on May 5, 2000, and grew up in Bay City, Michigan. By age six, he declared that he was going to be a professional football player. He attended Garber High School in Essexville, playing at different points linebacker, defensive lineman, quarterback, running back and wide receiver when needed. VanSumeren played best at receiver, leading Bay County in receiving for three years, including a senior campaign that saw him post a regular season state record 81 receptions for 1,259 yards and 13 touchdowns, being named by Associated Press the division player of the year. Although initially committing to Iowa, he flipped to Michigan after receiving a late offer from them.

College career

Recruited to play fullback, VanSumeren appeared in four games for Michigan as a true freshman in 2018, preserving his redshirt status. He moved to running back in 2019, playing five games with five rushes for 20 yards and one touchdown. He moved to linebacker in 2020, playing six games but only posting seven tackles. Due to his limited playing time, he transferred to the rival Michigan State Spartans.

In his first season at Michigan State, VanSumeren played in all 13 games, but only managed to make 12 tackles. He initially entered the transfer portal in 2022, but then opted to return to the Spartans. In his final year, he saw his first significant playing time, starting 10 of 11 games and making 81 tackles with two sacks and two pass breakups. Although VanSumeren had one year of eligibility left, he opted to accept an invitation to the East–West Shrine Bowl and declared for the NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ben VanSumeren, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹