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#78 Ben Bartch

Exp  6 yrs NFLAge  28Ht / Wt  6'6" · 315 lbCollege  St. John's (MN)

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LG2

Placement

Backup

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

YR 7

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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Ben Bartch holds the LG · Backup spot in Detroit Lions’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterPenei SewellStarter

LG · StarterChristian MahoganyStarter

C · StarterCade MaysStarter

RG · StarterTate RatledgeStarter

RT · StarterBlake MillerStarter

LT · BackupGiovanni ManuBackup

LG · BackupBen BartchBackup

C · BackupJuice ScruggsBackup

RG · BackupMiles FrazierBackup

RT · BackupLarry BoromBackup

Ben Bartch played 6 games in 2025 with a 49% snap share.

Background & career

Ben Bartch is a left guard for the Detroit Lions. The 6'6", 315-pound lineman from St. John's (MN) was selected 116th overall in the fourth round of the 2020 draft by Jacksonville. Entering his seventh season, Bartch is in the first year of his current contract with Detroit.

St. John's (MN)through 2019

Jaguars2020 – 2022

49ers2023 – 2025

Lionspresent

College

St. John's (MN)DraftRound 4 · No. 116 overall · 2020 · JAXAcquiredAcquired from Jacksonville Jaguars · drafted thereHometownDayton, OR