Joshua Ezeudu

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Joshua Ezeudu
No. 75 – New York Giants
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999 (age 25)
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school: Archer
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)
College: North Carolina (2018–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 3 / pick: 67
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Games played:24
Games started:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jamuike-Tomisin "Joshua" Ezeudu (born September 19, 1999) is an American professional football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina.

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Early life

Ezeudu was born to a Nigerian family, [1] and grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Archer High School. [2] Ezeudu was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at North Carolina over offers from Colorado State, Connecticut, and Missouri. [3]

College career

Ezeudu played in one game during his true freshman season before redshirting the 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 the 2022 NFL draft. [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m)		308 lb
(140 kg)		34 in
(0.86 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		5.19 s1.84 s2.99 s4.56 s7.83 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)		20 reps
Sources: [8] [9]

Ezeudu was drafted by the New York Giants with 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 on injured reserve on October 17, 2023. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Ezeudu". Draft Network. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Hammock, Will (April 28, 2022). "Archer likely to have two players, Andrew Booth and Joshua Ezeudu, selected in NFL Draft". Gwinnett Daily Post . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ Simmons, Chad (January 19, 2019). "Joshua Ezeudu commits to UNC". Rivals.com . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jones, Andrew (October 23, 2019). "Ezeudu Replaces Montilus at Left Guard". Rivals.com . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Joshua Ezeudu: UNC football offensive lineman through the years". The Fayetteville Observer . April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ Koh, Michael (January 4, 2022). "UNC OL Joshua Ezeudu Declares for NFL Draft; Third Offensive Lineman to Leave School". Chapelboro . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Smith, Adam (January 3, 2022). "Joshua Ezeudu joins NFL Draft exits as UNC will have to retool offensive line next season". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Joshua Ezeudu Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Joshua Ezeudu, North Carolina NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Giants draft North Carolina Joshua Ezeudu in Round 3". Giants.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Joshua Ezeudu 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 17, 2023). "Giants sign 2 offensive linemen; Joshua Ezeudu to IR". Giants.com.
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