Ben Banogu

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.

Ben Banogu
Banogu in 2018
No. 52 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996
Nigeria
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Prosper
(Prosper, Texas)
College:TCU + Louisiana-Monroe
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:17
Sacks:2.5
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Born in Nigeria, Banogu 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, he signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Louisiana at Monroe on a football scholarship.[1]

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.[2]

TCU

After transferring to Texas Christian University in January 2016, Banogu sat out the 2016 season and forfeited his sophomore year of elibility 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 1st Team All-Big 12 honors[3] 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.[4]

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[5] He ended the season with 8.5 sacks and 18.0 tackles for loss to once again be named 1st Team All-Big 12,[6] and helped lead the Frogs to a win over California in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl.[7]

Following his senior season, Banogu graduated from TCU and was invited to participate in the 2019 Senior Bowl as a linebacker.[8]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench 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 s4.27 s7.02 s40.0 in
(1.02 m)		11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[9]

Banogu was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round (49th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10] During the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, Banogu recorded a half-sack in his first-career game.[11] 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.[12] In Week 12 against the Houston Texans, he brought down Deshaun Watson for a sack.[13]

References
  1. "Ben Banogu". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. "ULM DE Banogu transfers to TCU". Monroe News-Star. January 16, 2016.
  3. "2017 All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". Big12sports.com. November 30, 2017.
  4. "TCU Comes Back to Win Valero Alamo Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 29, 2017.
  5. "Late Field Goal Gives TCU 17-14 Win Over Iowa State". GoFrogs.com. September 29, 2018.
  6. "2018 All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". November 28, 2018.
  7. "Frogs Overtime Winners in Cheez-It Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 27, 2018.
  8. "Banogu and Collier Headed to Reese's Senior Bowl". GoFrogs.com. January 9, 2019.
  9. "Benjamin Banogu Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. Walker, Andrew (April 26, 2019). "Colts Select Linebacker Ben Banogu With 49th-Overall Pick". Colts.com.
  11. Walker, Andrew (September 9, 2019). "Five Things Learned: Colts-Chargers (2019, Week 1)". Colts.com.
  12. Ayello, Jim (October 28, 2019). "Insider: Colts' Ben Banogu bursts onto to scene with breakout game vs. Broncos". Indianapolis Star.
  13. Colts Communications (November 22, 2019). "By The Numbers: Indianapolis Colts fall to the Houston Texans, 20-17". Colts.com.
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