Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
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| Wk 10 | W 28-14@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ikem Ekwonu
Ikem Ekwonu: OT · NC State · #79.
Ikem Ekwonu
Two seasons in the NC State offensive line to date. All-America (Consensus) in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list.
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Game log
Signature game
2021 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren, all balanced offenses — 13-11 over that span.
2019NC State4-8HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
Awards
A three-star recruit at tackle for NC State -- now a genuine All-American.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruitAll-America (AFCA, AP, CBS, Consensus, FWAA, SN, The Athletic, USA Today, WCFF) (2021)All-ACC (2021)All-ACC (2020)
The unit he anchors ranks 33rd nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →
NC State has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Anthony Belton went on to the NFL out of this room (2025).
Selector Grid · 2021
AP1st
FWAA1st
AFCA1st
WCFF1st
SN1st
SI—
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
Three seasons at NC State, drafted
- 2022 Drafted in round 1, No. 6 by the Carolina
- 2021 NC State DoerenYear 3 · 1 gameAll-AmericaAll-conference
- 2020 NC State DoerenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2019 NC State DoerenYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Providence Day SchoolCharlotte, NC · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 605 in the 2019 class.Also from Providence Day School: David Sanders Jr. (Tennessee), Jordan Shipp (North Carolina), Kedrick Bingley-Jones (Alabama) and 9 more.
Career, closed
Gone at #6 overall.
How it ended
Two seasons at NC State, a Unanimous All-American season (2021) — drafted at #6 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
2019
- RecruitedThree-star, out of Providence Day School
2020
- All-ACCthird
2021
- All-Americafirst · 8 selectors
- All-ACCfirst
2022
- Drafted by Carolina Panthersround 1, pick 6
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2021)
Named to 8 first-team selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2021)
4 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coach2019–2021
NC State
Played every college season under Dave Doeren.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 5th NFL season
#6Rd 1 · Pick 6
Carolina PanthersEntering 5th NFL season