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 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+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m)		323 lb
(147 kg)		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		10+3⁄8 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

  1. ↑ "Les grandes ambitions de Sidy Sow". Le Soleil (in French). January 8, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Desbiens, Jean-François (March 21, 2023). "Deux Québécois repêchés dans la NFL?". TVA Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ McMann, Aaron (March 6, 2023). "Eastern Michigan OL Sidy Sow hopes to turn Canadian dream into NFL reality". MLive.com . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Gagnon, Jonathan (December 16, 2020). "Sidy Sow parmi les étoiles de sa conférence dans la NCAA". La Voix de l'Est (in French). Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wickliffe, Greg (December 15, 2020). "7 Eastern Michigan football players earn All-MAC honors". MLive.com . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NFL.com lists Canadians Brown, Sow as players who improved NFL draft stock at combine". Yahoo Sports . The Canadian Press. March 6, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sidy Sow Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Sidy Sow College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Nothaft, Patrick (April 29, 2023). "2023 NFL draft: Patriots pick Eastern Michigan lineman Sidy Sow in Round 4". MLive.com . Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  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.
  11. ↑ "MATTHEW BERGERON TAKES TOP SPOT IN SPRING SCOUTING BUREAU RANKINGS". CFL.ca . CFL Staff. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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