Sidy Sow

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Sidy Sow
No. 62 – New England Patriots
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-10) June 10, 1998 (age 25)
Granby, Quebec, Canada
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school: Champlain
(Lennoxville, Quebec)
College: Eastern Michigan (2017–2022)
NFL Draft: 2023  / Round: 4 / Pick: 117
CFL Draft: 2023  / Round: 6 / Pick: 48
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:15
Games started:13
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Cheikhe Sidy Sow (born June 10, 1998) is a Canadian professional American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan after playing in Canada.

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Early years

Sow grew up in Granby, Quebec, Canada and attended Joseph-Hermas Leclerc High School. [1] He played football at Champlain College Lennoxville. [2]

College career

Sow redshirted his true freshman season at Eastern Michigan. He started 11 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman. Sow moved to left guard going into his redshirt sophomore season and made all 12 of the Eagles' games. [3] He was named third-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2020. [4] [5] Sow was named first-team All-MAC in each of his final two seasons. He finished his college career as Eastern Michigan's all-time leader with 56 games played and 54 starts. [6]

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+34 in
(1.95 m)
323 lb
(147 kg)
33+58 in
(0.85 m)
10+38 in
(0.26 m)
5.07 s1.80 s3.01 s4.69 s7.62 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)
9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
27 reps
Sources: [7] [8]

Sow was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round, 117th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft. [9] He was also drafted 10th round, 72nd overall in the 2023 USFL draft to the Michigan Panthers and in the 6th round (48th overall) of the 2023 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [10] [11]

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References

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  10. Michigan Panthers [@USFLPanthers] (February 21, 2023). "With the 72nd pick of the 2023 USFL College Draft, we select OL Sidy Sow 💪 https://twitter.com/USFLPanthers/status/1628133318846971904" (Tweet). Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Twitter.
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