Questionable
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/9/2026
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ekwonu has started all 49 games he's appeared in since being selected by Carolina in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Now entering his fourth season, he's expected to remain the Panthers' top left tackle and continue protecting Bryce Young's blindside. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $27.57 million contract with the Panthers in May of 2022. Panthers exercised $17.56 million team option for 2026 in April of 2025.
Dealing with significant injury
Ekwonu suffered a significant knee injury Saturday that will carry into the offseason, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Ekwonu suffered the injury early in the first quarter, and he was carted off the field. After the game, he was spotted on crutches with a brace around his knee, per Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer. While there hasn't been an exact diagnosis, Ekwonu is likely to miss at least some offseason activity.
Ekwonu suffered the injury early in the first quarter, and he was carted off the field. After the game, he was spotted on crutches with a brace around his knee, per Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer. While there hasn't been an exact diagnosis, Ekwonu is likely to miss at least some offseason activity.
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Height
6' 4"Weight
320 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.93 secShuttle Time
4.73 secCone Drill
7.82 secVertical Jump
29.0 inBroad Jump
108 inHand Length
10.25 inArm Length
34.00 in
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ekwonu, a 2022 first-round pick out of NC State, has started all of the Panthers' 34 regular-season games since entering the league. The 23-year-old is expected to remain Carolina's top left tackle on a completely revamped offensive line in 2024.
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Questionable to return
Ekwonwu (knee) is questionable to return to Carolina's wild-card matchup versus the Rams on Saturday, David Newton of ESPN reports.
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Logs full practice Wednesday
Ekwonu (knee) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
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Not playing Week 16
Ekwonu (knee) is inactive for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
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Questionable for Sunday
Ekwonu (knee) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Buccaneers.
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Dealing with knee injury
Ekwonu (knee) didn't practice Wednesday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
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Could get extension
Ekwonu and the Panthers discussed the parameters of a contract extension prior to the team picking up his fifth-year option for 2026, and those talks will likely resume at some point, Joe Person of the Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The left tackle will make $17.56 million on the fifth year of his rookie contract, and Ekwonu has already expressed his desire to remain in Carolina for the long term. "I want to be here. I want to be part of the glory days of Carolina," he said last week. "I feel like we're right there on the precipice of it."
The left tackle will make $17.56 million on the fifth year of his rookie contract, and Ekwonu has already expressed his desire to remain in Carolina for the long term. "I want to be here. I want to be part of the glory days of Carolina," he said last week. "I feel like we're right there on the precipice of it."