Benson Mayowa
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Position: | Defensive end | ||
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Born: | Inglewood, California, U.S. | August 3, 1991||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Inglewood (CA) | ||
College: | Idaho | ||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
Career history | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Benson Babatunde Mayowa (born August 3, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Idaho.
High school & college
Mayowa attended Inglewood High School, where as a senior defensive end, he had 75 tackles, 11 sacks, and one interception, while receiving All-league and second-team all-California Interscholastic Federation honors.
After not being heavily recruited because of his academic grades, he accepted a football scholarship from the University of Idaho. He was a backup defensive end as a true freshman, registering 6 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and one quarterback hurry. The next year he made 25 tackles (4.5 for loss), 3 sacks, one quarterback hurry, 2 passes defended, 3 forced fumbles and one recovered.
As a junior, he started 6 out of 10 games (missed 2 with an injury), posting 17 tackles (4.5 for loss), 3 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries, 2 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles and one recovered.
As a senior, he started 8 out of 11 games, making 22 tackles (7 for loss), 3 sacks, 4 quarterback hurries, one pass defended and 3 forced fumbles. He finished his college career with 45 games, 67 tackles (47 solo), 11 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
2013
On May 13,
2014
On August 30, 2014, he was waived by Seattle during their final roster cuts.[3]
Oakland Raiders
On August 31,
2015
In 2015, he made 16 tackles, with one sack on Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in a Week 11 loss, as well as one forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. He played in 12 games, starting in 2.[6][7]
Dallas Cowboys
On March 18, 2016, the Dallas Cowboys signed Mayowa to a three-year, $8.25 million offer sheet. On March 22, the Raiders declined to match the offer, officially allowing him to sign with the Cowboys without receiving any compensation.[8]
Dallas looked towards Mayowa to provide depth at the defensive end position, with the looming suspensions to DeMarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory, coupled with their decision not to bring back Greg Hardy.
He was placed on physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp, while recovering from a knee scope he underwent in June.
In
On March 7, 2018, Mayowa was released by the Cowboys.[10]
Arizona Cardinals
On April 23, 2018, Mayowa signed with the Arizona Cardinals, to provide depth while defensive end Markus Golden recovered from a torn ACL.[11] He played in 15 games with four starts, recording 38 tackles and four sacks.
Oakland Raiders (second stint)
On April 12, 2019, Mayowa signed with the Oakland Raiders.[12] In Week 1 against the
Seattle Seahawks (second stint)
On April 6, 2020, the Seattle Seahawks signed Mayowa to a one-year, $3 million contract.[16] In Week 17 against the San Francisco 49ers, Mayowa recorded 2 sacks on C. J. Beathard, including a strip sack that was recovered by the Seahawks, during the 26–23 win.[17]
On March 26, 2021, Seahawks re-signed Mayowa to a two-year contract.[18]
On March 17, 2022, Mayowa was released by the Seahawks.[19]
NFL career statistics
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Won the Super Bowl |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2013 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | OAK | 16 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | OAK | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
2016 | DAL | 13 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | DAL | 14 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | ARI | 15 | 4 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | OAK | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | SEA | 13 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
2021 | SEA | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 106 | 27 | 168 | 119 | 49 | 27.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
Personal life
Mayowa is of Nigerian descent.[20]
References
- ^ "Seahawks Agree to Terms with Veteran DE Benson Mayowa". Sports Illustrated Seattle Seahawks News, Analysis and More. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign Defensive End Benson Mayowa". www.seahawks.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks cut-down analysis". ESPN.com. August 30, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Damien, Levi (August 31, 2014). "Raiders claim DE Mayowa from Seahawks". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Benson Mayowa 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Benson Mayowa stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Benson Mayowa 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Archer, Todd (March 22, 2016). "Cowboys get Mayowa; Raiders decline to match". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Helman, David (July 29, 2016). "7 Players On PUP/NFI Lists To Start; Escobar & Lawrence Not Among Them". Dallas Cowboys. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (March 7, 2018). "Cowboys Create Cap Space By Releasing DE Benson Mayowa, DT Vellano". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (April 23, 2018). "Benson Mayowa Added To Cardinals' Defense". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018.
- ^ Alper, Josh (April 12, 2019). "Raiders signing Benson Mayowa". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Raiders beat Broncos 24-16 in 1st game after Brown's release". www.espn.com. Associated Press. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Mayowa gets to Mahomes for big sack".
- ^ "Josh Jacobs rallies Raiders past Bears 24-21". www.espn.com. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 6, 2020). "Seahawks Sign Defensive End Benson Mayowa". Seahawks.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers - January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Boyle, John (March 26, 2021). "Seahawks Re-Sign DE Benson Mayowa". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Boyle, John (March 17, 2022). "Seahawks Release LB Benson Mayowa". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Vandals' Mayowa has found a home at defensive end". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 30, 2019.