Joshua Ezeudu
| No. 75 –New York Giants | |||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | September 19, 1999 Lawrenceville, Georgia,U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Archer (Lawrenceville, Georgia) | ||||||
| College: | North Carolina(2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022/ round: 3 / pick: 67 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024 | |||||||
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Jamuike-Tomisin "Joshua" Ezeudu(born September 19, 1999) is an American professionalfootballguardfor theNew York Giantsof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballatNorth Carolina.
Early life
[edit]Ezeudu was born to a Nigerian family,[1]and grew up inLawrenceville, Georgiaand attendedArcher High School.[2]Ezeudu was rated a three-star recruit and committed to playcollege footballat North Carolina over offers from Colorado State, Connecticut, and Missouri.[3]
College career
[edit]Ezeudu played in one game during his true freshman season beforeredshirtingthe rest of the year. He became the Tar Heels' starting left guard midway through his redshirt freshman season.[4]Ezeudu started ten games during his redshirt sophomore year and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference(ACC).[5]He played in all 12 of UNC's games with 11 starts as a redshirt junior and was named honorable mention All-ACC.[6]After the season, Ezeudu announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the2022 NFL draft.[7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft4+1⁄4in (1.94 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+1⁄2in (0.24 m) |
5.19 s | 1.84 s | 2.99 s | 4.56 s | 7.83 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
20 reps | |
| Sources:[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Ezeudu was drafted by theNew York Giantswith the 67th pick in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[10]He played in 10 games as a rookie, starting two at left guard.[11]
Ezeudu entered the 2023 season as a backup. He named the starting left tackle in Week 2 due to injuries, and started the next five games. He suffered a toe injury in Week 6 and was placed oninjured reserveon October 17, 2023.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"Joshua Ezeudu".Draft Network.RetrievedApril 1,2023.
- ^Hammock, Will (April 28, 2022)."Archer likely to have two players, Andrew Booth and Joshua Ezeudu, selected in NFL Draft".Gwinnett Daily Post.RetrievedApril 29,2022.
- ^Simmons, Chad (January 19, 2019)."Joshua Ezeudu commits to UNC".Rivals.com.RetrievedApril 29,2022.
- ^Jones, Andrew (October 23, 2019)."Ezeudu Replaces Montilus at Left Guard".Rivals.com.RetrievedApril 29,2022.
- ^"Joshua Ezeudu: UNC football offensive lineman through the years".The Fayetteville Observer.April 21, 2022.RetrievedApril 29,2022.
- ^Koh, Michael (January 4, 2022)."UNC OL Joshua Ezeudu Declares for NFL Draft; Third Offensive Lineman to Leave School".Chapelboro.RetrievedApril 29,2022.
- ^Smith, Adam (January 3, 2022)."Joshua Ezeudu joins NFL Draft exits as UNC will have to retool offensive line next season".The Fayetteville Observer.RetrievedApril 1,2023.
- ^"Joshua Ezeudu Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".NFL.com.RetrievedMarch 9,2022.
- ^"2022 Draft Scout Joshua Ezeudu, North Carolina NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile".draftscout.com.RetrievedMarch 24,2023.
- ^"Giants draft North Carolina Joshua Ezeudu in Round 3".Giants.com.April 29, 2022.RetrievedMarch 31,2023.
- ^"Joshua Ezeudu 2022 Game Log".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedAugust 13,2024.
- ^Eisen, Michael (October 17, 2023)."Giants sign 2 offensive linemen; Joshua Ezeudu to IR".Giants.com.