| Boston College Eagles–No. 6 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 25, 2003 Williamstown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Williamstown (Williamstown) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Donovan Ezeiruaku (born September 25, 2003) is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and won the 2024 Ted Hendricks Award.
Ezeiruaku was born on September 25, 2003, in Williamstown, New Jersey. [1] He attended Williamstown High School and as a senior in 2020, recorded 47 tackles, including nine tackles for loss, and two sacks while leading his team to a 7–2 record. [2] Ezeiruaku committed to play college football at Boston College over schools such as Northern Illinois, Temple and Vanderbilt. [3]
As a freshman in 2021, Ezeiruaku racked up 19 tackles, three tackles for loss, and two sacks. [4]
In the 2022 season opener, Ezeiruaku recorded nine tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, and two forced fumbles in a loss to Rutgers. [5] In week ten, he had seven tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble in a loss to Duke. [6] In the season finale, Ezeiruaku tallied nine tackles with three going for a loss,[ citation needed ] and 2.5 sacks, but Boston College lost to Syracuse 32–23. [7] [8] He finished the season with 61 tackles with 14.5 going for a loss, 8.5 sacks, two pass deflections, and three forced fumbles, [9] earning second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors. [10]
Ezeiruaku was named preseason first-team all-ACC ahead of the 2023 season. [11] In week 5 against Virginia, he recorded 6 total tackles, and 2 sacks. The following week against Army Ezeiruaku had five total tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. The Eagles finished with a upset win in the Fenway Bowl against the No. 24 SMU Mustangs.
To start the season, the Eagles upset the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles 28-13, in which Ezeiruaku recorded four total tackles and two sacks. In Week 5 against Western Kentucky, Ezeiruaku recorded 14 total tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The following week against Virginia, Ezeiruaku recorded 10 total tackles and a sack. In Week 13 against North Carolina, Ezeiruaku had two sacks and six total tackles. The following week against Pittsburgh, he recorded 3.5 sacks, putting him with 16.5 sacks on the season, tying the record held by Harold Landry for the most sacks in a season in Boston College football history. He was named 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and was awarded the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's top defensive end. [12]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.19 s | 6.94 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 22 reps | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine [13] [14] [15] | ||||||||||||