Ben Gottschalk (born February 15, 1992) is an American former professional football center.

[3][4] He was a three-star Rivals.com and Scout.com prospect out of Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California), Class of 2010.

[5][6][7] He was ranked as the 94th-best player in California and the 14th-best center in the US by Rivals, was All-CIF Pac-5 Division First-team, was a Serra League Most Valuable Lineman, and was a member of the 2008 GSP Super All-State Underclass Team.

[8] Gottschalk played college football at SMU, playing in 47 games, with 24 starts (starting all the team's games his junior and senior years), on the offensive line[1][9] He was a member of the 2012 Jewish Sports Review college football All-American team.

[15] On September 3, 2016, Gottschalk was released by the Buccaneers as part of final roster cuts.