Ben Garland is first-year defensive lineman from the Air Force Academy who joined the Broncos as a college free agent on April 30, 2010... Spent the 2012 season on the team’s practice squad... Competed with the Broncos during the 2010 preseason before spending 2010-2011 on Denver’s reserve/military list while fulfilling his obligations to the Air Force.
Ben Garland is first-year defensive lineman from the Air Force Academy who joined the Broncos as a college free agent on April 30, 2010... Spent the 2012 season on the team’s practice squad... Competed with the Broncos during the 2010 preseason before spending 2010-2011 on Denver’s reserve/military list while fulfilling his obligations to the Air Force... Totaled 115 tackles (52 solo), 11.5 sacks (66 yds.), three forced fumbles and two blocked kicks in 39 career games (34 starts) for the Falcons... Opened all 13 contests as a senior and totaled 45 tackles (21 solo) and 4.5 sacks (30 yds.) to earn second-team All-Mountain West Conference honors from the league coaches... Started all 13 games at nose guard as a junior and placed fourth on Air Force with 7.5 tackles for a loss (28 yds.) while adding 39 total stops and four sacks... Played all 13 games (8 starts) as a sophomore and finished second among the team's defensive linemen with 31 tackles (15 solo)... Played four games as a true freshman for the Falcons... Earned first-team all-state honors in football as a senior at Central High School in Grand Junction, Colo., and played one year of basketball at the school... Sworn into the Colorado Air National Guard on May 31, 2012, where he currently serves as a public affairs officer... Served as an element leader in Cadet Squadron 27 at Air Force and majored in systems engineering... Ben Garland was born on April 6, 1988, in Grand Junction, Colo.
Broncos players and cheerleaders visited the Fort Carson Army Base on Tuesday and experienced a day in the life of a soldier.
Ben Garland's teammates and the Air Force Academy come together to help replace items lost in the Waldo Canyon Fire.
Defensive lineman Ben Garland was sworn-in to the Colorado Air National Guard and is ready to serve his country if needed.