Ikem Ekwonu Of NC State Was Selected In The First Round Of The 2022 NFL Draft By Carolina As The Sixth Pick
As a freshman at NC State in 2019,
Ikem Ekwonu who is an Offensive Tackle was named to the FWAA Freshman All-America team and the PFF All-Freshman Team for 2019.
• Second-team All-ACC choice by Pro Football Focus.
• An All-ACC Academic performer - he earned a 3.4 GPA in his management major and was named to the Dean’s List.
• Started the last 7 games of 2019 at LT, the first four games of 2020 atLG and has been back at LT in the last six outings.
• True freshman who started the last seven games at left tackle.
• Had a season-best seven pancake blocks vs. Louisville.
• Led the team in pancakes for the season with 37.
• In for a season-high 87 snaps at Georgia Tech, he had seven pancake blocks in that contest.
• Corecipient of the team’s John Ritcher OL of the Year award.
• Also earned the Philip Rivers Award for Rookie of the Year.
• First true freshman to start at offensive tackle since Rob Crisp in 2010.
As a sophomore in 2020,
Ikem Ekwonu Earned second-team All ACC honors from the Associated Press at both guard and tackle. Earned third-team honors on the league team.
• The recipient of the team’s Jim Ritcher Award for top offensive lineman.
• Named co-ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week for the opener and for the win over Duke.
• Graded out an unheard of 90% vs. the Blue Devils and again vs. FSU
• Led the team with 50 pancake blocks and with 22 knockdowns
• An Academic All-ACC performer for the second straight year.
• A first-team preseason All-ACC choice according to Phil Steele, second-team by Athlon.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2021,
The Athletic called him “the most feared lineman in the ACC.”
Ikem Ekwonu The most feared lineman is taking his talents to the next level because he was selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft by Carolina as sixth pick.
What does that mean?
Ikem Ekwonu has the opportunity to play for his hometown team as he is from Charlotte North Carolina.