Joshua Ezeudu is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football in North Carolina.
Ezeudu was raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and went to Archer High School. He was born into a Nigerian household and spent his childhood there.
Ezeudu chose to play collegiate football in North Carolina despite having offers to do so from Colorado State, Connecticut, and Missouri. He was regarded as a three-star recruit by recruiting services.
During his true freshman season, Ezeudu saw action in just one game before opting to redshirt for the remaining games of the year.
During the middle of his redshirt freshman season, he was promoted to the starting lineup for the left guard position for the Tar Heels.
During his redshirt sophomore season, Ezeudu was honored to the third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference after starting ten games for the squad (ACC).
Joshua Ezeudu Stats: How Good Is Joshua Ezeudu?
| Off. Snaps | Def. Snaps | ST Snaps | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Week | Tm | Opp | Result | GS | Num | Pct | Num | Pct | Num | Pct | Status | |
| 2022-09-11 | 1 | NYG | @ | TEN | W 21-20 | 28 | 47% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 7% | ||
| 2022-09-18 | 2 | NYG | CAR | W 19-16 | 17 | 23% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 17% | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 3 | NYG | DAL | L 16-23 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 17% | |||
| 2022-10-02 | 4 | NYG | CHI | W 20-12 | 8 | 12% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 17% | |||
| 2022-10-09 | 5 | NYG | @ | GNB | W 27-22 | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 19% | ||
| 2022-10-16 | 6 | NYG | BAL | W 24-20 | 4 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 15% | |||
| 2022-10-23 | 7 | NYG | @ | JAX | W 23-17 | 61 | 79% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 23% |
What Happened To Joshua Ezeudu?
During Week 1, the New York Giants used a rotation of players at left guard, with Ben Bredeson getting the start and playing 32 plays.
Joshua Ezeudu, who had been selected in the third round, came in as a substitute and played 28 snaps.
On Wednesday, head coach Brian Daboll did not provide a definitive answer regarding whether or not that rotation would be maintained for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers.