Receiver, Auburn, 2002–05
Ben Obomanu
- Hometown
- Selma, AL
- Born
- Oct 30, 1983, in Selma, Alabama
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Ben Obomanu played receiver at Auburn (2002–05). The Seattle Seahawks took Obomanu in round 7, No. 249 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Georgia Tech, 200593receiving yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20042receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana Tech, 2004Team titles: National champions, 2004; SEC champions, 2004
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Sep 17 vs. Ball State): the source has no box score for it.
Game by game
2005 Auburn 11 games, 28 catches, 318 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 14–23 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Mississippi State | W 28–0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 37–14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. South Carolina | W 48–7 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 15 | at Arkansas | W 34–17 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Oct 22 | at LSU | L 17–20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Ole Miss | W 27–3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 43 |
| Nov 5 | at Kentucky | W 49–27 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 12 | at Georgia | W 31–30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Alabama | W 28–18 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 45 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 10–24 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ball State, so that game is not listed.
2004 Auburn 10 games, 25 catches, 359 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 31–0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 11 | atMississippi State | W 43–14 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 25 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs.LSU | W 10–9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. The Citadel | W 33–3 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 2 | at Tennessee | W 34–10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 52–7 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs.Arkansas | W 38–20 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 30 | atOle Miss | W 35–14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| Nov 20 | atAlabama | W 21–13 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Dec 4 | vs.Tennessee | W 38–28 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 43 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.17 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 59 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | New York Jets | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 59 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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