ASU fans are thrilled Eno Benjamin was drafted by the Cardinals
Apr 25, 2020, 4:13 PM
Running back Eno Benjamin #3 of the Arizona State Sun Devils rushes the football against the Utah Utes during the first half of the college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
With one tweet, the Arizona Cardinals summarized how much of their local fan base felt with their seventh-round draft pick.
ENOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) April 25, 2020
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Arizona State running back Eno Benjamin was drafted with the 222nd pick in the NFL Draft after surprisingly being available in the seventh round.
Around social media, ASU fans celebrated that the running back would be staying in the Valley.
The 942 Crew, the student fan section at ASU, responded to the Cardinals tweet with feelings that there weren’t quite enough “O”s to convey the excitement.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
— 942 Crew (@942Crew) April 25, 2020
Former ASU football head coach Todd Graham, whose staff recruited Benjamin to the Sun Devils, chimed in.
Best decision we ever made was to sign Eno! Congrats to a great young man of Character! So proud of you! Your a Champion! https://t.co/g3omYCUYAM
— Todd Graham (@RealCoachGraham) April 25, 2020
Some ASU fans responded to tweets with adoration for the running back who broke the school single-season rushing record.
Great news Eno! Can never have enough Devils on the team
— Steve Yost (@SteveYost16) April 25, 2020
Yes!! We love @eno_benjamin5
— ASU MOMS (@loriducharme) April 25, 2020
Twitter noob here…how do I like this 1000 times?
— Cody Wray (@CK_Wray) April 25, 2020
One used a gif to show not just excitement over the Benjamin pick, but appreciation for an overall strong draft by Cardinals general manager Steve Keim.
— Kelly Oubre's Chain (@KELLYOUBRESZN) April 25, 2020
Generally, those who watched Benjamin play in college thought it took too long for him to be drafted.
— Rez Devil (@rez_devil) April 25, 2020
steal in the 7th!!!
— Average Super Dad (@AverageSuperDad) April 25, 2020
That wasn’t just fans’ thoughts. ESPN’s Mel Kiper called Benjamin a “gift” in the seventh round and “the most entertaining running back.”
Mel Kiper just called @AZCardinals pick @eno_benjamin5 a "7th Rd gift to Kliff Kingsbury & Kyler Murray" and says Eno was "the most entertaining running back you could argue to watch in college football"… #ForksUp https://t.co/3R3bOefYmq
— Paul Calvisi (@PaulCalvisi) April 25, 2020
Who’s ready to get their hands on a Benjamin trading card?
The Red Sea is coming, you ready? I'm all in @AZCardinals 🔥. Check out my new #PaniniInstant card here for a preview of the future https://t.co/HMoZKIMgVi #NFLDraft #RatedRookie pic.twitter.com/01q9NvsQuS
— Eno Benjamin (@eno_benjamin5) April 25, 2020
