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#79 Ikem Ekwonu
Status Physically Unable to Perform — KneeExp 4 yrs NFLAge 26Ht / Wt 6'4" · 320 lbCollege N.C. State
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LT1Placement
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Offensive LineExperience
YR 5Last change
Updated 2026-07-29OL room context
View full depth chart →Ikem Ekwonu holds the LT · Starter spot in Carolina Panthers’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Ikem Ekwonu played 16 games in 2025 with a 95% snap share.
Background & career
Ikem Ekwonu is a left tackle for the Carolina Panthers standing 6'4" and weighing 320 pounds. A native of Charlotte, NC, he attended N.C. State before being selected sixth overall in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft by Carolina. Entering his fifth season, Ekwonu remains on the Panthers' roster under a four-year contract.
N.C. Statethrough 2021Panthers2022 — present