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Oct 31, 2000 · Ikem Ekwonu is a 23-year-old offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers, drafted in 2022 from North Carolina State. Get his PFF grades, rankings, game logs, news and more on Pro Football Focus.
Drafted in the first round of the 2022 Draft out of N.C. State, Ikem Ekwonu started all 17 games at left tackle and tied for the fewest pressures allowed (27) by qualified rookie tackles,...
- Trevor Sikkema
- NFL Draft Analyst
- Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Sauce Gardner. Original Pick: EDGE Travon Walker. For as much as I’m sure the Jaguars believe Travon Walker can be a great edge player for them down the line, Sauce Gardner has to be the pick here.
- Detroit Lions: EDGE Aidan Hutchinson. Original Pick: EDGE Aidan Hutchinson. I still believe the Lions would have made Hutchinson the pick here, even with Walker on the board.
- Houston Texans: OT Ikem Ekwonu. Original Pick: CB Derek Stingley Jr. Ekwonu has the highest overall grade of any rookie offensive lineman this season, at 73.6.
- New York Jets: CB Derek Stingley Jr. Original Pick: CB Sauce Gardner. Stingley’s coverage numbers aren’t the best midway through his rookie season. He has a 53.3 coverage grade and has given up over 400 receiving yards.
Ikem Ekwonu is a rookie left tackle for the Carolina Panthers who started all 17 games in 2022 and ranked among the best in run-blocking and pressures allowed, according to PFF. He was a first-team All-American and Outland Trophy finalist at N.C. State in 2021.
Ikem Ekwonu had a 92.1 overall grade by PFF, the best single-week grade of any tackle in the NFL this season.
Ikemefuna Patrick "Ickey" Ekwonu (born October 31, 2000) is an American football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Of Nigerian descent, he played college football at NC State where he was named a unanimous All-American and was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best blocker in the Atlantic ...
Aug 16, 2022 · Breaking down storylines from around NFL training camps, including successful surgery for New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson and rookie Ikem Ekwonu being named the Carolina Panthers' Week 1 starter at left tackle.
