Ben Skowronek in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Notre Dame (from Northwestern), 2016–⁠20

Ben Skowronek

Number
No. 11
Height
6′3″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Wayne, IN
Born
Jun 27, 1997, in Indianapolis, Indiana

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Ben Skowronek played receiver at Northwestern (2016–⁠19) and Notre Dame (2020). The Los Angeles Rams took Skowronek in round 7, No. 249 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
644
Receiving yards, 2017 (Northwestern, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 249
Round 7, 2021 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Nevada, 2017123receiving yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20173receiving touchdowns, career highat Boston College, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northwestern8708.8014
2017Northwestern4564414.3558
2018Northwestern4556212.5340
2019Northwestern1214111.8020
2020Notre Dame2943915.1573
Career1391,85613.41373

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Northwestern330000
2018Northwestern220000
2019Northwestern110000
2020Notre Dame220000
Career880000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Northwestern11WRYr 1
2017Northwestern11WRYr 2
2018Northwestern11WRYr 3
2019Northwestern11WRYr 4
2020Notre Dame11WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″224

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Northwestern780.3521st (n=507)0.5227.57%
2018Northwestern650.4637th (n=497)0.5329.76%
2019Northwestern131.21––15.8–
2020Notre Dame450.9592nd (n=346)0.5542.67%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Notre Dame 9 games, 29 catches, 439 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 17vs.LouisvilleW 12–⁠7228016–
Oct 24atPittsburghW 45–⁠32107273–
Oct 31atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠131808–
Nov 7vs.ClemsonW 47–⁠40433013–
Nov 14atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠31563327–
Nov 27atNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠1733402113
Dec 5vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠21471029–
Dec 19vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠34454026–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠314410204
2019 Northwestern 3 games, 12 catches, 141 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atStanfordL 7–⁠17553017–
Sep 14vs.UNLVW 30–⁠14457020–
Sep 21vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠31331020–
2018 Northwestern 14 games, 45 catches, 562 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atPurdueW 31–⁠27347040–
Sep 8vs.DukeL 7–⁠21437018–
Sep 15vs.AkronL 34–⁠39788124–
Sep 29vs.MichiganL 17–⁠20325010–
Oct 6atMichigan StateW 29–⁠19560029–
Oct 13vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠31673027–
Oct 20atRutgersW 18–⁠151707–
Oct 27vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠17473032–
Nov 3vs.Notre DameL 21–⁠311707–
Nov 10atIowaW 14–⁠10345132–
Nov 17atMinnesotaW 24–⁠14244023–
Nov 24vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠161818–
Dec 1vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠45442015–
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 31–⁠201606–
2017 Northwestern 13 games, 45 catches, 644 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 31–⁠208123048–
Sep 9atDukeL 17–⁠411909–
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠7386258–
Sep 30atWisconsinL 24–⁠33538013–
Oct 7vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠31234032–
Oct 14atMarylandW 37–⁠2121408–
Oct 21vs.IowaW 17–⁠10440018–
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠31334117–
Nov 4atNebraskaW 31–⁠24449017–
Nov 11vs.PurdueW 23–⁠137117127–
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠0223113–
Nov 25atIllinoisW 42–⁠7152052–
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠23325010–
2016 Northwestern 6 games, 8 catches, 70 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Illinois StateL 7–⁠91707–
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠241808–
Oct 1atIowaW 38–⁠3121106–
Oct 29atOhio StateL 20–⁠241606–
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠17228014–
Nov 19atMinnesotaL 12–⁠29110010–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′2⅞″
Weight220 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan78⅛″W
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press13 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pro Bowl: 2025

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Los Angeles Rams12111330
2022Los Angeles Rams14393760
2023Los Angeles Rams138661
2024Pittsburgh Steelers95690
2025Pittsburgh Steelers164691
2026 (so far)Pittsburgh Steelers33321
NFL career67707453

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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