| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Quality control assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 22, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cathedral (Indianapolis) |
| College: | Alabama (2018–2022) |
| NFL draft: | 2023: undrafted |
| Career history | |
As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Emil Ekiyor Jr. (born January 22, 2000) is an American football offensive guard who is currently a quality control assistant at Georgia Tech. He played college football at Alabama, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
Ekiyor attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1] [2] He was selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game. He originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football before switching to the University of Alabama. [3] [4]
Ekiyor played in 12 games as a backup his first two years at Alabama in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, he took over as a starter and started all 13 games. [5] He started all 15 games in 2021 and returned to Alabama as a starter in 2022. [6] [7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 23 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine [8] [9] | ||||||||||||
Ekiyor signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023. [10] He was waived on August 27, 2023 as part of final roster cuts before the start of the 2023 season. [11]
On May 21, 2024, Ekiyor signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [12] He was placed on the team's reserve/suspended list that same month. [13]
On January 24, 2025, Ekiyor was hired as a quality control assistant at Georgia Tech. [14]