Ben Skowronek

#11 · WR · Sr. · Notre Dame6′3″ · 224 lb · Fort Wayne, IN · Homestead

Ben Skowronek: WR · Notre Dame · #11.

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Ben Skowronek

WR · Notre Dame · Sr · #11

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Pat Fitzgerald and Brian Kelly. On tape: 107 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Pittsburgh, Week 8, 2020.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Notre Dame in the news

Drayk Bowen out for gameOct 31
Freeman calls out staffYahoo Sports Oct 27
Notre Dame releases injury report and depth charts for Navy gameOct 26
BYU beats Notre Dame for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 18

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Notre Dame	29	439	15.1	5	73
2019	Northwestern	12	141	11.8	0	20
2018	Northwestern	45	562	12.5	3	40
2017	Northwestern	45	644	14.3	5	58
2016	Northwestern	8	70	8.8	0	14
Career		139	1,856	13.4	13	73

Season	Team
2020	Notre Dame	2	17
2019	Northwestern	--	--
2018	Northwestern	--	--
2017	Northwestern	--	--
2016	Northwestern	--	--
Career		2	17

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 7	W 12-7vs Louisville	2	28	14.0	0	16
Wk 8	W 45-3@ Pittsburgh	2	107	53.5	2	73	Season-high 107 yds
Wk 9	W 31-13@ Georgia Tech	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 10	W 47-40vs No. 1 Clemson	4	33	8.3	0	13
Wk 11	W 45-31@ Boston College	5	63	12.6	3	27	3 TD catches
Wk 13	W 31-17@ No. 25 North Carolina	3	34	11.3	0	21
Wk 14	W 45-21vs Syracuse	4	71	17.8	0	29
Wk 16	L 10-34vs No. 4 Clemson	4	54	13.5	0	26
Total		25	398	15.9	5	73

Signature game

Week 11 · 2020

W 45-31

at Boston College

5 rec · 63 yds · 3 TD

Edged out Boston College on the road in a shootout.

With I. Book — 283 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 85 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · A. Davis — 2 rec · 70 yds · 29 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +7.20Book to Skowronek: a 73-yard touchdown pass.
Week 8 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.70Book to Skowronek: a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · Syracuse · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.44Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 29 yds to the Syrac 28 for a
Week 14 · Syracuse · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.13Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 21 yds to the Syrac 28 for a
Week 11 · Boston College · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 13 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 13 · North Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 20 yds to the Alab 40 for a
Week 11 · Boston College · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 7 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 11 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 10 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 7 · Louisville · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Ian Book pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 12 yds to the Lvile 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2020 season

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (88th percentile). Strength: long catch (88th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#12 / 202 · 88th pct

Long catch#52 / 421 · 88th pct

Rec TDs#59 / 421 · 84th pct

Yards / catch#124 / 421 · 71st pct

15.1

Rec yards#128 / 421 · 70th pct

439

Rush yards#77 / 202 · 62nd pct

Receptions#164 / 421 · 60th pct

Fumbles lost#59 / 146 · 35th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2020, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	3.3	44.0	13.4	0.0
Road4g	2.8	53.0	21.4	1.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-71g	2.0	28.0	14.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	3.3	52.9	17.9	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Brian Kelly

Pass share

41.9%

359 pass / 498 run

Plays / game

77.9

11 games

Team sack rate

6.3%

396 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

29 catches and 2 carries in 8 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Ben Skowronek

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

29 catches and 2 carries in 8 games

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

2016 6 games

2021