Tarleton State University Athletics

Senior (2024):
Played in all 14 games, starting 10 of them … Was the team’s second leading receiver, finishing with 581 yards on 54 receptions (10.8 yards per catch) … Logged a season-high 100 yards on nine receptions against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 2 … Had a season-high nine receptions twice (Nov. 2 vs. EKU, Oct. 26 at Austin Peay) … Had five games with 5+ receptions and five games with 50+ receiving yards … Also returned kicks the final three games, covering 144 yards across his eight returns, with a long of 33 yards against Central Arkansas on Nov. 23.
 
Junior (2023):
Played in all 11 games in his first season at Tarleton State, recording 64 receptions for 671 yards and a touchdown … Was the team’s leading receiver in both receptions and yards … Had more than one-third of Tarleton State’s receptions, with next closest individual at 28 … His 5.8 receptions per game mark was tied-23rd best across the FCS … His 64 receptions marked the tied-sixth most in a single-season in program history, tied with Harlan Wunsch from 1968, with the leader at 75 (Le’Nard Meyers in 2015) … Owns the most receptions in a single season in the program’s NCAA Division I era, with 10 more than the next closest Texan … Had a season-high 12 receptions for 76 yards at Texas Tech on Sept. 16 … Had a season-high 163 yards on 10 receptions in the season finale at Abilene Christian on Nov. 11 … Had 5+ receptions in eight of 11 games … Scored his touchdown at Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 14.
 
Idaho State:
Played two seasons for the Bengals from 2021-22 … Played in a combined 21 games, recording 38 receptions for 356 yards and four touchdowns, also rushing for 378 yards and three touchdowns on 88 carries (4.3 yards per rush) … Had his best season last year, notching 26 receptions for 241 yards and two touchdowns, plus 292 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 67 carries … Had his best game as a receiver in the season finale last year against Idaho, recording a career-high 93 receiving yards on five receptions, with one touchdown … Had a career-high 74 rushing yards against Cal Poly on Oct. 15 last year … Had two rushing touchdowns against Central Arkansas on Sept. 17, 2022 … Was often a kick returner for the Bengals, taking a 99-yard return to the house against Sacramento State on Sept. 25, 2021.
 
Sherman High School:
Was First team All-District at running back and wide receiver … His senior year included 43 receptions for 856 yards and nine touchdowns, 659 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, plus two punt return touchdowns … Played four varsity years.
 
Personal:
Is a 2021 graduate of Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas … Full name is Benjamin Maliq Amin Omayebu … Nickname is Benji … Hometown is Sherman, Texas … Son of Marsha … Has two brothers, Nathan and Daniel, and two sisters, Andrezia and Amina … Majoring in sports management … Born June 9.