Benji Makelela

Iowa State

Position

#61

Number

6'7"

Height

300 lbs

Weight

Freshman

Class

2026

Games

Starts

Career

Games

Starts

Summary

Benji Makelela has played 1 season for Iowa State. He has appeared in 1 game.

More CFB News

Arkansas State grinds out 23-13 win over Southern Miss

Oct 18, 2026

C.J. Hicks has 96-yard fumble return to spark South Florida past Kent State 29-2

Oct 18, 2026

Ty Pennington throws for 277 and Northern Arizona erupts in 4th quarter to top Portland State 38-25

Oct 18, 2026

Daylin Lee throws two touchdown passes and Tennessee State surprises Morgan State 25-16

Oct 18, 2026

Atkinson leads Oregon State's high-flying offense to 48-30 win over Washington State

Oct 18, 2026

Donald Barksdale's kick return gets Youngstown State started in 35-22 win over Northern Iowa

Oct 18, 2026

More Iowa State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,001

Raynor

RUSH

680

Flora

REC

212

Overby

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

67th

OPP PPG

21.7

55th

RUSH YDS/G

181.5

54th

PASS YDS/G

178.2

143rd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	Cincinnati	1-2	4-2
9	Arizona State	1-2	3-3
10	Iowa State	1-2	3-3
11	UCF	1-2	3-3
12	Kansas State	1-2	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	ISU	@	ARIZ	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKST	@	ISU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ISU	@	BAY	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CIN	@	ISU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/20	ISU	@	UCF	6:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa State

3 - 3

Final

BYU

5 - 0

Fri 9 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

867

Roberts

838

Burgess

837

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

784

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

20

Weigman

19

Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

203.9

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Stevens

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

48.5

43.4

43.0

42.9

42.8

42.7

Opp PPG Rankings

10.6

11.3

12.2

12.9

13.0

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

559.5

533.8

527.0

517.7

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

343.0

303.5

298.5

272.4

239.8

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

347.0

333.0

329.5

325.2

323.1

Sack Leaders

29.0

25.0

24.0

22.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	6	.143

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	6	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	2	.667
5	Oklahoma State	4	2	.667
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	6	1	.857
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	Arizona State	3	3	.500
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	4	2	.667
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	4	.333
15	TCU	3	3	.500
16	West Virginia	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	4	.500
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	5	2	.714
4	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
5	Buffalo	4	3	.571
6	Toledo	5	2	.714
7	Central Michigan	3	4	.429
8	Miami (OH)	4	3	.571
9	UMass	4	3	.571
10	Kent State	2	5	.286
11	Akron	1	6	.143
12	Ball State	2	5	.286
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	1	.857
2	Alabama	5	2	.714
3	Kentucky	6	1	.857
4	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
5	Missouri	5	2	.714
6	Tennessee	6	1	.857
7	Ole Miss	5	1	.833
8	Oklahoma	3	3	.500
9	Florida	5	2	.714
10	Texas	4	2	.667
11	LSU	5	2	.714
12	Auburn	4	2	.667
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
15	Vanderbilt	3	4	.429
16	Arkansas	3	4	.429

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	1	.857
2	UCLA	6	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	6	1	.857
4	Wisconsin	4	2	.667
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	5	1	.833
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	4	2	.667
15	Rutgers	2	4	.333
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	6	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	4	2	.667
4	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
5	SMU	5	1	.833
6	Virginia	4	3	.571
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	4	.333
9	Louisville	4	3	.571
10	Duke	4	2	.667
11	North Carolina	4	2	.667
12	Virginia Tech	5	2	.714
13	Florida State	3	4	.429
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	3	4	.429
16	Boston College	3	3	.500
17	Syracuse	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	3	.571
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	6	1	.857
4	Air Force	5	1	.833
5	Wyoming	4	3	.571
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	4	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	6	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	4	2	.667
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	5	.286
10	South Florida	5	2	.714
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	4	3	.571
13	Rice	1	6	.143
14	Charlotte	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	2	.667
4	Louisiana Tech	4	2	.667
5	Troy	3	3	.500
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	5	2	.714
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	5	.167
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	6	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	3	4	.429