Ikem Ekwonu
Ekwonu at the 2022 NFL draft | |||||||
| No. 79 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | October 31, 2000 Matthews, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Providence Day (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||
| College | NC State (2019–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||
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Ikemefuna Patrick "Ickey" Ekwonu (born October 31, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Of Nigerian descent, he played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best blocker in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2021. Ekwonu was selected sixth overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2022 NFL draft.