Th 22 year old has played at right and left back plus left midfield since he broke through at the club and is becoming a pivotal member of the squad.
Now it seems he could save the club money in the transfer market as a central defender – a position we are seeking to fill this summer according to various reports.
His cousin Ledley King – who was a star at Sp**s before his career was ended by a brutal injury – knows as much as anyone about Ben and sees him in the role sometime in the future.
Like Johnson, King played in other positions before finding his home at centre-back and it seems from what he says that we have a really important player on our hands.
King told SunSport ahead of a Masters football event in association with Bookmakers.com: “What I do like about Ben is that he is a footballer, first and foremost, which means he is able to play in different positions.
“And in a way I started off a little bit like that.
“In my first game I got brought on at left-back and then [Glenn Hoddle] started playing me in midfield – but I always knew I was a defender.
“Ben’s versatile, good with both feet, has good balance and he’s a good size.
“In the modern game, especially in a back three, he could be one of the centre-backs.”