Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#5
Beni Ngoyi
Junior cornerback for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 193 lb · Lincoln, NE · Lincoln
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 2 tackles, vs Southeast Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 22.8 points in belief.
22.2own fans
45national conversation
In Their Words
84 windows · 2026 fan posts
beni×16993.9interception×215.8iowa×37.2
“Beni Ngoyi with an amazing one handed interception”
reddit/cyclONEnation · fan post, verbatim
Beni Ngoyi
Beni Ngoyi has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Iowa State. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Iowa, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Lincoln
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Background
Awards & Honors Academic All-Big 12 (2025) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23, F23, S24, S25, F25, S26) Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (24) 2025 Moved from wide receiver to defensive back and played in 11 games ... key special teams player ... finished season with one tackle and one pass brea...
The secondary · Iowa State
- #2Braden Awls48 tackles · 2025
- #1Keyon Washington37 tackles · 2025
- #6Drew Surges26 tackles · 2025
- #43Caden Matson15 tackles · 2025
- #5Beni Ngoyi1 tackle · 2025
17 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology