#79
Ikem Ekwonu
CAR · 2022–presentACT
IkemEkwonu#79LT
Age
25
Oct 31, 2000
Height
6'4"
76"
Weight
320
lb
College
N.C. State
2019-2021
Drafted
2022
Rd 1, Pk 6
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$28M
4y · $6.9M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Games
15
2025
Snaps
943
offense
Snap %
100%
avg / game
Penalties
5
regular season
Pen Yds
39
regular season
Missed
3
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2019 — Present · Includes honors
2022
Carolina Panthers · Offensive Tackle
T · 69 active weeks
NFL
2019–2021
NC State · OT
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Round 1, Pick 6
#6 overall by Carolina Panthers
TeamCAR
Overall#6

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaMMG. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.