Obinna Eze
| No. 68 – New York Jets | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 12, 1998 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Davidson Academy (Tennessee) (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College: | |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Obinna Eze (born June 12, 1998) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis and TCU.
Early life and high school
Eze migrated to the United States in 2015. Initially a basketball player, he did not start playing football until arriving in the US.[1]
College career
Eze was a highly-ranked OT recruit, and received scholarship offers from many SEC schools.[2][3] He eventually committed to Memphis prior to his senior year of high school.[4]
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 6+1⁄2 in (1.99 m) |
321 lb (146 kg) |
36+1⁄8 in (0.92 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
5.17 s | 1.79 s | 3.01 s | 5.00 s | 8.01 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
18 reps | |
| Sources:[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
Eze went undrafted in the
Eze was waived on August 30, as part of final roster cuts, but signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11][12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. He was waived on August 27, 2023.[13]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On October 3, 2023, Eze signed with the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[14] He was released on October 24.[15]
Michigan Panthers
On December 8, 2023, Eze signed with the
New York Jets
On December 13, 2023, Eze was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[19]
Personal life
Eze's parents live in Nigeria. He has four siblings.[3] He is married to Yasmeen Eze.[7]
References
- ^ Barnes, Evan. "Detroit Lions, former Memphis OL Obinna Eze praises Tigers football on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'". The Commercial Appeal.
- ^ "Obinna Eze, TCU Horned Frogs, Offensive Tackle". 247Sports.
- ^ a b "Obinna Eze - 2020 - Football". University of Memphis Athletics.
- ^ "Davidson Academy's Obinna Eze commits to Memphis". The Tennessean.
- ^ "Obinna Eze Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Obinna Eze, Texas Christian NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Pouncy, Colton. "Episode 3 recap: Obinna Eze's bounce-back, Craig Reynolds' progress". The Athletic.
- ^ a b https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/59113/DET_Gamebook.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/59158/PIT_Gamebook.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Detroit Lions roster cut tracker: Who didn't make the 53-man roster?". August 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Official Site of the Detroit Lions". www.detroitlions.com.
- ^ Rogers, Justin. "Lions bring back 13 players for practice squad". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Steelers make practice squad moves". Steelers.com. October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Steelers make practice squad moves". Steelers.com. October 24, 2023.
- ^ Larsen, James (2023-12-08). "Michigan Panthers Sign Free Agent OT Obinna Eze For 2024". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ @USFLPanthers (December 13, 2023). "Contract Terminated/Signing with NFL team" (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan. "Jets Sign OL Obinna Eze to Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 8, 2024). "Jets Sign Nine Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.