Ben Banogu

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Ben Banogu
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Banogu in 2018
No. 52 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 25)
Nigeria
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Prosper
(Prosper, Texas)
College:UL Monroe
TCU
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021
Total tackles:19
Sacks:2.5
Pass deflections:1
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Benjamin Chinomso Banogu (born January 19, 1996) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at both Louisiana-Monroe and TCU.

Early years[]

Born in Nigeria, Banogu's family moved to U.S. six months after his birth.[1] He grew up in McKinney, Texas attended nearby Prosper High School, where he played football and basketball for the Eagles, in addition to participating in track & field. On February 4, 2014, Banogu signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Louisiana at Monroe on a football scholarship.[2]

College career[]

Louisiana-Monroe[]

Banogu redshirted during his first season at ULM, but became a starter for the Warhawks as a redshirt freshman in 2015. He recorded 5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss to earn a spot on the All-Sun Belt Newcomer Team, but chose to leave the program after the season.[3]

TCU[]

After transferring to Texas Christian University in January 2016, Banogu sat out the 2016 season and forfeited his sophomore year of eligibility due to NCAA transfer rules. He became a starter for the Horned Frogs as a junior in 2017, totalling 8.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss, earning First Team All-Big 12 honors[4] and helping lead the Frogs to the program's first-ever berth in the Big 12 Championship Game and a win in the 2017 Alamo Bowl over Stanford.[5]

Banogu scored his first collegiate touchdown during his senior season on a 47-yard return of a fumble recovery in a home win against Iowa State in September 2018.[6] He ended the season with 8.5 sacks and 18.0 tackles for loss to once again be named First Team All-Big 12,[7] and helped lead the Frogs to a win over California in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl.[8]

Following his senior season, Banogu graduated from TCU and was invited to participate in the 2019 Senior Bowl as a linebacker.[9]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m) 		250 lb
(113 kg) 		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.62 s 4.27 s 7.02 s 40.0 in
(1.02 m)		 11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)		 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10]

Banogu was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round (49th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[11] During the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, Banogu recorded a half-sack in his first-career game.[12] During the Week 8 game against the Denver Broncos, Banogu sealed the 15-13 victory with his 4th-quarter strip-sack of Joe Flacco, both career-firsts.[13] In Week 12 against the Houston Texans, he brought down Deshaun Watson for a sack.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ben Banogu has undergone a meteoric rise at TCU, 'but the script's not done yet'". August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ben Banogu". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "ULM DE Banogu transfers to TCU". Monroe News-Star. January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". Big12sports.com. November 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "TCU Comes Back to Win Valero Alamo Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Late Field Goal Gives TCU 17-14 Win Over Iowa State". GoFrogs.com. September 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". November 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Frogs Overtime Winners in Cheez-It Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Banogu and Collier Headed to Reese's Senior Bowl". GoFrogs.com. January 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Benjamin Banogu Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Walker, Andrew (April 26, 2019). "Colts Select Linebacker Ben Banogu With 49th-Overall Pick". Colts.com.
  12. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 9, 2019). "Five Things Learned: Colts-Chargers (2019, Week 1)". Colts.com.
  13. ^ Ayello, Jim (October 28, 2019). "Insider: Colts' Ben Banogu bursts onto to scene with breakout game vs. Broncos". Indianapolis Star.
  14. ^ Colts Communications (November 22, 2019). "By The Numbers: Indianapolis Colts fall to the Houston Texans, 20-17". Colts.com.

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