The first Tar Heel in this NFL Draft is off the board and it’s not who we expected, as the New York Giants have taken Joshua Ezeudu in the 3rd round with the 67th overall pick (3rd pick in the round). Ezeudu was a 3-year starter for the Heels before leaving for the Draft following his redshirt junior season, and now he’ll head to New York for the next stage of his career.
In Ezeudu’s final season, when he was voted team captain to start the year, he was honorable mention All-ACC at guard and named to the conference’s All-Academic Team while being the clear best offensive lineman for an offense that was top-15 in the country in nearly every metric - 9th in SP+, 10th in total offense, 7th in yards per play, 7th in yards per rush.