#15

Ben Banogu

Former defensive end at TCU. 2018: 8.5 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 52 tackles.

DE · TCU · Sr. · #15

6′4″ · 249 lb · McKinney, TX

Indianapolis — drafted 2019, Rd 2, Pick 17, #49 overall

The story

Former defensive end at TCU. 2018: 8.5 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 52 tackles.

Drafted round 2 by the Indianapolis in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at TCU, 17 sacks — drafted at #49 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

2019

Drafted by Indianapolisround 2, pick 49

Career arc

Recruit

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CFB

College

TCU

2017–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #49

Indianapolis · 2019

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 8th NFL season

#49Rd 2 · Pick 17

IndianapolisEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Gary Patterson, all run-leaning offenses — 18-9 over that span.

2017TCU11-3HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

2018TCU7-6HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (99th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#20 / 2662 · 99th pct

17.0

Sacks#25 / 2662 · 99th pct

8.5

QB hurries#27 / 2662 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#273 / 2662 · 89th pct

Tackles#572 / 2662 · 78th pct

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1661 / 2662 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.6	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	TCU	52	41	17.0	8.5	--	--	--
2017	TCU	47	29	16.5	8.5	1	--	--
Career		99	70	33.5	17.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2018

W 31–24

vs Oklahoma State

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With J. Reagor — 121 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · A. Nunez — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 56 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week