Faith Ekakitie
| No. 93 Retired | |
| Born: | April 25, 1993 Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DT |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| College | Iowa |
| CFL draft | 2017, Round: 1, Pick: 1 |
| Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2017 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2018 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career stats | |
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Faith Ekakitie (born April 25, 1993) is a professional former
2017 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ekakitie played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was also a member of the Montreal Alouettes
.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
304 lb (138 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.05 s | 1.81 s | 3.04 s | 4.75 s | 7.68 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
24 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ekakitie was drafted
2017 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers and signed with the team on May 7, 2017 to a three-year contract.[2] In his rookie season Ekakitie dressed for 14 regular-season games and contributed only five tackles. On June 10, 2018 Ekakitie was released by the Blue Bombers.[3]
Montreal Alouettes
On June 14, 2018 Ekakitie signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[4] Faith Ekakitie suffered a torn Achilles during practice on June 26, 2018, causing him to miss the entire 2018 season.[5] He was released by the Alouettes on January 28, 2019.[6]
Injury and Early Retirement
Following over a year of rehab on his Achilles, on July 15, 2019 Ekakitie announced his retirement from professional football.[7] He stated that he hoped to pursue coaching and teaching in the future.
References
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Faith Ekakitie College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Bombers select Iowa defensive tackle Faith Ekakitie first overall – Winnipeg Blue Bombers". May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Bombers release 2017 first overall pick Ekakitie – Article – TSN". TSN. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "Als sign former first overall pick Ekakitie – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Faith Ekakitie suffers torn Achilles, will miss entire 2018 season - 3DownNation". 3DownNation. June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "January 28 Transactions". Montreal Alouettes. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Hodge, John. "Former first overall draft pick Faith Ekakitie announces retirement | 3DownNation". Retrieved July 17, 2019.