Eno Benjamin (born April 13, 1999) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

Arizona State Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U ...

and was drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh round of the

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Early years

Benjamin attended Wylie East in

Wylie, Texas Wylie is a city and northeastern suburb of Dallas, that was once solely located in Collin County, but now extends into neighboring Dallas and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on State Route 78 about northeast of centr ...

. During his high school career, he rushed for 7,546 yards and 111

touchdowns A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Americ ...

. Benjamin originally committed to the

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to play college football but changed to

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...

College career

As a true freshman at Arizona State in 2017, Benjamin would play in 10 games, totaling 23 carries for 142 yards and a touchdown. Benjamin also contributed to special teams as a punt returner in 2017, totaling 119 return yards. During his sophomore season in 2018, he broke the school record for rushing yards in a game with 312. Following his junior year where he rushed for 1,083 yards and 10 touchdowns, Benjamin decided to forgo his senior year and declared for the

Statistics

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Benjamin was selected by the

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with 222nd overall pick in the seventh round of the

. He was inactive for every game as a rookie. Benjamin entered the 2021 season third on the Cardinals depth chart behind

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and James Conner. Filling in for Edmonds in Week 9, Benjamin scored his first NFL rushing touchdown against the

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. He finished the season with 118 yards and a touchdown through nine games. On November 14, 2022, he was released by the Cardinals after 11 weeks of the 2022 season.

Houston Texans

On November 15, 2022, the Houston Texans claimed Benjamin off waivers. He was released on December 13, 2022.

New Orleans Saints

On December 14, 2022, the

claimed Benjamin off waivers.

References

External links

Arizona Cardinals bioArizona State Sun Devils bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benjamin, Eno 1999 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American Christians African-American players of American football American Christians American football running backs Arizona Cardinals players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Houston Texans players New Orleans Saints players People from Wylie, Texas Players of American football from Texas Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex