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Michigan football: FB Ben Mason ready to play LB too if needed

A look at the Wolverines' 2018 regular-season schedule, which opens at Notre Dame on Sept. 1, and finishes at Ohio State on Nov. 24. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit

Ben Mason says it's tough to quantify.

Yet he's almost always near the top of the list when it comes to the debate about who Michigan's strongest football player is.

The second-year fullback from Connecticut — nicknamed "Bench" Mason — finds himself in the conversation every time. His max bench a year ago was 425 pounds, just behind Maurice Hurst.