Nigerian-born American football player (born 1996)
American football player
Ben Banogu
Banogu in 2018
Personal information
Born:
(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28) Lagos, Nigeria
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:
Prosper (Prosper, Texas)
College:
UL Monroe (2014–2015) TCU (2016–2018)
Position:
Defensive end
NFL draft:
2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2019–2022)
Dallas Cowboys (2023)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Big 12 (2017, 2018)
Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
29
Sacks:
2.5
Pass deflections:
1
Forced fumbles:
1
Player stats at PFR
Benjamin Chinomso Banogu (born January 19, 1996) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Louisiana-Monroe and TCU.
Benjamin Chinomso Banogu (born January 19, 1996) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football...
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for the upsurge of recent Australian punters in the NFL, which includes Ben Graham, Matt McBriar, Brad Wing, Saverio Rocca, Jordan Berry, and Lac Edwards...
Saints Erik McCoy † C Texas A&M SEC from Miami 2 49 Indianapolis Colts BenBanogu LB TCU Big 12 from Cleveland 2 50 Minnesota Vikings Irv Smith Jr. TE...
Position College Notes 2 34 Rock Ya-Sin CB Temple From New York Jets 49 BenBanogu LB TCU From Cleveland Browns 59 Parris Campbell WR Ohio State 3 89 Bobby...
non-conference opponents Scores against the Big 12 Scores against all opponents BenBanogu (DL) Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Preseason All-Big 12...
Angeles Rams LB 2019 1 29 29 L. J. Collier Seattle Seahawks DE 2 17 49 BenBanogu Indianapolis Colts LB 7 12 226 Ty Summers Green Bay Packers LB 2020 1...
Pryor T 79 Bernhard Raimann T 72 Braden Smith T Defensive linemen 52 BenBanogu DE -- Rashod Berry DE 99 DeForest Buckner DT 92 Kameron Cline DE 96 Byron...
Demond Tucker, DL, Iowa State 2016: D. J. Reed, DB, Kansas State 2017: BenBanogu, DE, TCU 2018: Greg Eisworth, DB, Iowa State 2019: LaRon Stokes, DL, Oklahoma...
69 Matt Pryor T 62 Chris Reed G 72 Braden Smith T Defensive linemen 52 BenBanogu DE 99 DeForest Buckner DT 97 Al-Quadin Muhammad DE 54 Dayo Odeyingbo DE...
Emergency) OBNY (Our Body Not Yours) Indian Student Association(ISA) BenBanogu — NFL defensive end Jake Majors – college football center for the Texas...
Braden Smith T 65 Jared Veldheer T Defensive linemen 96 Denico Autry DT 52 BenBanogu DE 99 DeForest Buckner DT 57 Kemoko Turay DE 50 Justin Houston DE 94 Tyquan...
Adam (January 14, 2016). "ULM DE Banogu transfers to TCU". Monroe News Star. Retrieved January 14, 2016. "Benjamin Banogu". 247sports. Retrieved January...
of the Year: Will Grier, West Virginia Defensive Player of the Year: BenBanogu, TCU Newcomer of the Year: Brendan Radley-Hiles, Oklahoma Schedule and...
earned 1st Team All-Big 12 honors: Josh Carraway (2016) Mat Boesen (2017) BenBanogu (2017, 2018) L. J. Collier (2018) Ross Blacklock (2019) Additionally,...
Overall Name Position College 2 2 34 Rock Ya-Sin Cornerback Temple 2 17 49 BenBanogu Defensive end TCU 2 27 59 Parris Campbell Wide receiver Ohio State 3 26...
Newcomer of the Year: Will Grier, WVU Defensive Newcomer of the Year: BenBanogu, TCU Special Teams Player of the Year: Michael Dickson, Texas Coach of...
Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas Darius Anderson (RB) Maxwell Award BenBanogu (DE) Chuck Bednarik Award Kyle Hicks (RB) Maxwell Award Doak Walker Award...