Ben DeLuca
.jpg) DeLuca with the St. Louis BattleHawks in 2023 | |||||
| No. 28 – St. Louis Battlehawks | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
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| Born: | April 9, 1998 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Bishop Moore (Orlando, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Charlotte | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Stephen Benito DeLuca Jr. (born April 9, 1998) is an American football safety for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Charlotte.
College career
[edit]DeLuca was a member of the Charlotte 49ers for five seasons. He suffered a shoulder injury in the second game of his senior season and utilized a medical redshirt.[1] DeLuca finished his college career with 313 tackles, nine forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, and 17 passes broken up, all of which are school records, and had four interceptions.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]DeLuca signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021.[3] He was waived on August 31, 2021, during final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[4] DeLuca was elevated to the active roster on December 12, 2021, for the team's Week 14 game against the New York Giants.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 11, 2022.[6]
On August 30, 2022, DeLuca was waived by the Chargers.[7]
St. Louis BattleHawks
[edit]On November 17, 2022, DeLuca was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[8] He was placed on the team's reserve list on March 23, 2023.[9] He re-signed with the team on January 29, 2024.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on April 18, 2024.[11] He was activated on May 30.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte 49ers counting on Ben DeLuca and Tyriq Harris". The Charlotte Observer. August 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "3 Charlotte 49ers sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents". Charlotte Weekly. May 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Undrafted Ben DeLuca of Bishop Moore to sign with Los Angeles Chargers". Orlando Sentinel. May 3, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Martez Ivey released; Adrian Killins on IR; Ben DeLuca to Chargers practice squad". Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Derwin James questionable (hamstring) for Chargers vs. Giants". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 11 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ @UFL_PR (January 29, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.