Last confirmed: TCU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 249 lb · McKinney, TX
Ben Banogu: DE · TCU · #15.
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Ben Banogu
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. He has spent two seasons in the TCU defensive front. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against West Virginia — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 17 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-12@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-40vs No. 4 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Texas Tech | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 27-52vs No. 9 Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-27@ Kansas | 8 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 10-47@ No. 7 West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-9@ Baylor | 10 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 10-7vs California | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 41 | 17.0 | 8.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%8 sacksTFL rate
33%17 TFLHurry rate
15%8 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
52%8 of 16 pressures52 tackles · 17 for loss · 8.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Gary Patterson, all run-leaning offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
45.9%
408 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
68.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
52 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at TCU, 17 sacks — drafted at #49 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
