Cornerback, Iowa State, 2023–⁠26

Beni Ngoyi

Lettered 2024–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Lincoln, NE

Beni Ngoyi plays cornerback for Iowa State. Last time out, at BYU: 2 tackles.

2026 so far

9 tackles, 1 INT

Last game: 2 tackles at BYU, L 10–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 2SEMO
  2. 2@IOWA
  3. 2UTAH
  4. 1WVU
  5. 2@BYU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2025Iowa State1100010
2026Iowa State9700110
Career10800120

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Iowa State5CBYr 1
2024Iowa State5CBYr 2
2025Iowa State5CBYr 3
2026Iowa State5CBJr. (Yr 4)6′4″193

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
2023Iowa State1-0.53––-0.5–
2024Iowa State20.36––0.7–

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

2026 Iowa State 5 games, 9 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠10210010
Sep 12atIowaL 13–⁠16220001
Sep 26vs.UtahL 17–⁠31220000
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠42110000
Oct 9atBYUL 10–⁠24210000
2025 Iowa State 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 22vs.KansasW 38–⁠14000001
Nov 29atOklahoma StateW 20–⁠13110000
2024 Iowa State 2 games, 2 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.North DakotaW 21–⁠3––––––
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠7––––––
2023 Iowa State 1 game, 1 catch, 46 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Dec 29 ✦vs.MemphisL 26–⁠36––––––

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

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