Ben Black III
WR · Junior
6'0" · 190 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #2: Moses Walker (LB)
Background
- Hometown
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High school
- Mallard Creek
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8608 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1199
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
receiving
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games with three starts at wide receiver ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... totaled eight receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown ... had six kickoff returns for 125 yards with a long of 29 and recovered a fumble on special teams ... collected four catches for 56 yards with two conversions on fourth down in win at Purdue (10/25) ... recovered a fumble on punt coverage against No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... recorded three receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown in first collegiate start versus Norfolk State (9/13) ... notched a 29-yard kickoff return against Miami (Ohio) (9/6).
2024tap to read
Played in all 13 games ... totaled 12 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown ... had four games with multiple receptions ... added 38 kickoff return yards on two attempts ... had a 10-yard catch in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... contributed a 33-yard reception and a tackle on special teams in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... added two catches at USC (10/25), against UCLA (10/19) and versus Wisconsin (10/12) ... recorded first career touchdown catch on a season-best 54 receiving yards at Nebraska (10/5) ... ran back a kickoff 20 yards and brought in first reception against Akron (9/7) ... recorded an 18-yard kickoff return in collegiate debut versus Howard (8/29). Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Kennedy Tinsley at Mallard Creek … played wide receiver and defensive back during scholastic career … selected to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... helped the Mavericks to seven wins and an NCHSAA 4A playoff appearance ... hauled in 33 catches for 586 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … added four rushing touchdowns and returned a kickoff for a score … named first team all-conference … selected as a Big 22 Player of the Year finalist … also helped Mallard Creek to eight wins and a playoff appearance in 2022 ... the 26th-ranked player in North Carolina and No. 71 overall athlete nationally by 247Sport s … No. 30 overall player in North Carolina by ESPN ... also ran track in high school and part of state championship team that set state record in the 4x200 meter relay. Major: Human Resource Management
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2025 Academic All-Big Ten:
2025 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with three starts at wide receiver ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... totaled eight receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown ... had six kickoff returns for 125 yards with a long of 29 and recovered a fumble on special teams ... collected four catches for 56 yards with two conversions on fourth down in win at Purdue (10/25) ... recovered a fumble on punt coverage against No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... recorded three receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown in first collegiate start versus Norfolk State (9/13) ... notched a 29-yard kickoff return against Miami (Ohio) (9/6).
2024 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games ... totaled 12 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown ... had four games with multiple receptions ... added 38 kickoff return yards on two attempts ... had a 10-yard catch in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... contributed a 33-yard reception and a tackle on special teams in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... added two catches at USC (10/25), against UCLA (10/19) and versus Wisconsin (10/12) ... recorded first career touchdown catch on a season-best 54 receiving yards at Nebraska (10/5) ... ran back a kickoff 20 yards and brought in first reception against Akron (9/7) ... recorded an 18-yard kickoff return in collegiate debut versus Howard (8/29).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Kennedy Tinsley at Mallard Creek … played wide receiver and defensive back during scholastic career … selected to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... helped the Mavericks to seven wins and an NCHSAA 4A playoff appearance ... hauled in 33 catches for 586 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … added four rushing touchdowns and returned a kickoff for a score … named first team all-conference … selected as a Big 22 Player of the Year finalist … also helped Mallard Creek to eight wins and a playoff appearance in 2022 ... the 26th-ranked player in North Carolina and No. 71 overall athlete nationally by 247Sport s … No. 30 overall player in North Carolina by ESPN ... also ran track in high school and part of state championship team that set state record in the 4x200 meter relay.
Major: Human Resource Management