Joshua Ezeudu

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 25

Weight: 310 lbs

College: North Carolina

Biography

Originally a 3rd-round (67th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Has played in 16 games with 7 starts in 2 seasons with the Giants.
In 2023, played in 6 games with 5 starts…Placed on injured reserve with a toe injury on Oct. 18…Started 5 consecutive games at left tackle for an injured Andrew Thomas from Sept. 17 at Arizona to Oct. 15 at Buffalo, where he was injured.
As a rookie in 2022, played in 10 games with 2 starts at left guard…Made his NFL debut at Tennessee (9/11)…Started for the first time at left guard in place of an injured Ben Bredeson at Seattle (10/30)…Started at left guard vs. Houston (11/13).
Inactive with a neck injury at Dallas (11/24), vs. Washington (12/4) and vs. Philadelphia (12/11)…Placed on injured reserve on Dec. 17.

COLLEGE:

In 3 seasons at UNC, Ezeudu played in 36 games with 28 starts – 20 at left guard, 6 at left tackle and 2 at right tackle…Played every position on the line except center.
In 2021, played in 12 games with 11 starts – 7 at left guard, 4 at left tackle…Missed one game due to injury…Team captain…All-ACC honorable mention…Blocked for an offense that averaged 35.2 points per game (3rd in the ACC), 468.2 total yards per game (4th in the ACC), including 212.5 rushing yards per game (2nd in the ACC).
In 2020, started all 10 games in which he played – 7 at left guard, 2 at right tackle, one at left tackle…Missed the first 2 games of the season…Selected 3rd-team All-ACC…As a redshirt freshman in 2019, played in all 13 games with 7 starts – 6 at left guard, one at left tackle…Named to ACC All-Academic Team…Made first career start at left tackle vs. Appalachian State and played a season-high 84 snaps…Started the final 5 games of the season at left guard.
In 2018, played vs. Western Carolina before redshirting.

PERSONAL

Graduated in December 2021 with a degree in sports administration…Grew up outside of Atlanta after his mother (Fehintola) moved to the United States from Nigeria in 1999 when she was pregnant with him…Developed an early love for basketball and soccer and didn't play football until high school…Attended Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Ga., where he joined the football team as a freshman, initially on the defensive line…Moved to the offensive line as a sophomore…As a junior, became the starting right tackle before moving to left tackle as a senior in 2017, when he earned all-county honors and leading Archer to a 12-1 record, a conference title and to the Georgia 7A state quarterfinals…Son of Raphael and Fehintola Ezeudu.