Ben Blanton holds the LS · Backup spot in Kennesaw State Owls’s long snapper room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Ben Blanton is a long snapper for Kennesaw State from Cumming, Georgia. At South Forsyth High School, he earned first-team all-region and second-team all-county honors as both a junior and senior, recording 34 tackles on defense his senior year. He also appeared in the GACA All-Star Game. Blanton played in one game as a freshman in 2024 against Louisiana Tech on November 30. In his sophomore season (2025), he appeared in all 14 games handling long snaps on PAT attempts and field goals with no failed operations. He returns for the 2026 season.