Running back, Arizona State, 2017–⁠19

Eno Benjamin

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
201 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Wylie, TX
Born
Apr 13, 1999

Eno Benjamin played running back at Arizona State (2017–⁠19). The Arizona Cardinals took Benjamin in round 7, No. 222 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,642
Rushing yards, 2018 (Arizona State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
312 yards
Vs. Oregon State, week 5, 2018: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing yards, 2018
Drafted
No. 222
Round 7, 2020 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

312rushing yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at California, 20197catches, career hightwice; last vs. USC, 201994receiving yards, career highvs. Sacramento State, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Arizona State231426.2121
2018Arizona State3001,6425.51649
2019Arizona State2531,0834.31033
Career5762,8675.02749

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Arizona State5153.0013
2018Arizona State342617.7229
2019Arizona State423478.3272
Career816237.7472

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Arizona State61190191

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Arizona State3RBFr.
2018Arizona State3RBSo.
2019Arizona State3RBJr.5′10″201

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Arizona State290.07––2.04%–
2018Arizona State3420.2375th (n=300)0.1579.138%0.28
2019Arizona State3050.0836th (n=287)0.1325.638%0.03

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Arizona State 12 games, 1,083 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠72210203321
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 19–⁠7246904941
Sep 14atMichigan StateW 10–⁠7113812110
Sep 21vs.ColoradoL 31–⁠3420832200
Sep 27atCaliforniaW 24–⁠172910032140
Oct 12vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠341913716340
Oct 19atUtahL 3–⁠21151040–––
Oct 26atUCLAL 32–⁠42134603190
Nov 9vs.USCL 26–⁠31205207480
Nov 16atOregon StateL 34–⁠35157015270
Nov 23vs.OregonW 31–⁠283111405540
Nov 30vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠143416823140
2018 Arizona State 13 games, 1,642 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.UTSAW 49–⁠71613112151
Sep 8vs.Michigan StateW 16–⁠13132706540
Sep 15atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠28132107440
Sep 22atWashingtonL 20–⁠272610413140
Sep 29vs.Oregon StateW 52–⁠243031233271
Oct 6atColoradoL 21–⁠28281202220
Oct 18vs.StanfordL 13–⁠20113804410
Oct 27atUSCW 38–⁠35291852–––
Nov 3vs.UtahW 38–⁠20271752–––
Nov 10vs.UCLAW 31–⁠283418212130
Nov 17atOregonL 29–⁠31291490120
Nov 24atArizonaW 41–⁠40218032330
Dec 15 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 20–⁠312311812160
2017 Arizona State 9 games, 142 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.New Mexico StateW 37–⁠31430–––
Sep 23vs.OregonW 37–⁠35–––1−10
Sep 30atStanfordL 24–⁠341302−30
Oct 21atUtahW 30–⁠10370–––
Oct 28vs.USCL 17–⁠481170–––
Nov 4vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠305521–––
Nov 11atUCLAL 37–⁠443180–––
Nov 18atOregon StateW 40–⁠24100–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.NC StateL 31–⁠5254202190

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′8⅞″
Weight207 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan76″W
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.97 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

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

2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Arizona Cardinals8341181642
2022New Orleans Saints1377313225193
NFL career21111431331235

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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