Former wide receiver at Notre Dame. 2020: 29 catches, 439 receiving yards, 5 TD.
6′3″ · 224 lb · Fort Wayne, IN
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 763 nationally · Signed with Northwestern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Notre Dame. 2020: 29 catches, 439 receiving yards, 5 TD.
Ben Skowronek
Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 107 rec yds, 2 receptions against Pittsburgh, Week 8, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 1,856 receiving yards — drafted at #249 overall by Los Angeles.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los AngelesEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (88th percentile). Strength: long catch (88th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 46.5 | 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
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 29 | 439 | 15.1 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 45 | 562 | 12.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 45 | 644 | 14.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 139 | 1,856 | 13.4 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 2 | 17 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 17 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2020
W 47–40
vs Clemson
4 rec · 33 yds
Edged out Clemson at home in a shootout.
With I. Book — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (15 car) · K. Williams — 140 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
| 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 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@ 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 Clemson | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 25 | 398 | 17.4 | 5 | 73 |
Final Heisman position · 2020
Ben Skowronek finished 86th in our Heisman model, with a 0% chance of a finalist trip.