Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018TCU
Ben Banogu
DE • 6'4" • 249 lbs • McKinney, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ben Banogu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Ben Banogu built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from McKinney, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Ben Banogu's career was his defensive production: 99...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 49
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Ben Banogu, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · TCU. Ben Banogu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 99
- TFL
- 33.5
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Ben Banogu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 99
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · TCU
- Top game
- Kansas
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 2 · Pick 17 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DE 21st (top 7%) · Big 12 49th (top 12%) · National 576th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 43 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | TCU | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 72.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 12 | 47 | 16 | 7.5 | 8 | - | 1 | 72.5 |
Related Context
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Ben Banogu played DE for TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben Banogu recorded 99 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
TCU paired 33 primary output with 40.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · TCU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
40.5
Usage
13.4
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 1. Jackson State: 2. Arkansas: 3. SMU: 4. Oklahoma State: 3. West Virginia: 5. Kansas State: 1. Kansas: 1. Iowa State: 1. Texas: 5. Texas Tech: 1.5. Baylor: 3. Oklahoma: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Jackson State: 4 by 36.7. Arkansas: 7 by 59.2. SMU: 5 by 60.8. Oklahoma State: 3 by 42.5. West Virginia: 4 by 66.7. Kansas State: 2 by 18.3. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Texas: 3 by 62.5. Texas Tech: 2 by 23.3. Baylor: 1 by 34.2. Oklahoma: 5 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 11 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Stanford | W 39-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 17-41 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 45-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Texas Tech | W 27-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Iowa State | L 7-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Kansas | W 43-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Kansas State | W 26-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 31-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 44-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs SMUSplash game | W 56-36 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 28-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Jackson StateSplash game | W 63-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ben Banogu story
Ben Banogu built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from McKinney, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Ben Banogu's career was his defensive production: 99 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with TCU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ben Banogu's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across TCU.
The arc is straightforward: Ben Banogu moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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TCU
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 33 | 40.5 | 13.4 | 33 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 33 | 40.5 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | TCU | 33.5 | 43.9 | 15.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 33.5 | 43.9 | 15.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kansas
Week 9 · L 26-27 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas
Week 10 · W 24-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Baylor
Week 12 · W 16-9 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs SMU
Week 3 · W 56-36
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · TCU
33 primary output · 40.5 efficiency · 13.4 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · TCU
76.1
33 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · TCU
72.5
33.5 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 15.3 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
16
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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