Three Frogs Invited to NFL Combine

Three TCU Horned Frogs have been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. They are:

• Defensive end Ben Banogu
• Defensive end L.J. Collier
• Linebacker/defensive end Ty Summers

The Combine is scheduled to be held February 26 - March 4, in Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis.

Prior to the combine, Banogu and Collier, who were first-team All-Big 12 in 2018, will play in the Reese's Senior Bowl, January26, in Mobile, Alabama. The game will kick off at 1:30 pm and be televised on NFL Network.

Banogu was first-team All-Big 12 each of his two seasons at TCU. He topped the Horned Frogs in 2018 with 18 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in a 16-9 win at Baylor. The McKinney, Texas, native took part in two of TCU's three defensive touchdowns on the season, returning a fumble 47 yards for a score in a 17-14 victory over Iowa State and forcing a fumble that Alec Dunham returned for a touchdown in a 42-12 win at SMU.

Banogu started all 27 games for the Horned Frogs the last two seasons. His 17 career sacks rank ninth in TCU history. He was the 2017 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year and honorable mention for Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2018.

Collier placed second on TCU to Banogu with his career-high 6 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss this year. He also tied for third on the team with four pass breakups, the most by a defensive lineman.

A Munday, Texas, native, Collier had two tackles for loss, including a sack, as part of four stops in the Frogs' 10-7 overtime win versus Cal in the Cheez-It Bowl.

Summers, of San Antonio, returned from injury for the Cheez-It Bowl. He had three tackles, including his 10th career sack, to give him 318 in his career and sole possession of second place for most stops in Patterson's 18-season head coaching tenure.

The NFL Scouting Combine is a week-long showcase where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of National Football League coaches, general managers and scouts. Athletes attend by invitation only. Implications of an athlete's performance during the combine can affect their draft status and salary, and ultimately their career.