Ikem
Ekwonu
OT
#79
Ikem Ekwonu
#79OT
Carolina Panthers
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 320 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Carolina Panthers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 17.56 M$
- Average per year
- 6.89 M$
- Total value
- 27.6 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Physically unable to perform
2026
17.56 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Offensive line
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular offensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Offensive snaps
943
53th percentile
Starts
15
55th percentile
Games
15
Penalties
5
32th percentile
Penalties per 100 snaps
0.53
39th percentile
Offensive line play is measured as a unit. No public stat says who allowed a sack or opened a hole. His snaps, starts and penalties are his own; pass protection, run blocking and his WAR are his team's line's, split by snaps played.
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
15
WAR 2025
0.0
Games played
15
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20220.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 2023-0.2 WAR · -0.012 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+25 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. Pass and run blocking: measures of his team's line.
OV · Overall
68
Depth player
- PBK
- Unit pass blocking (estimated)
- 68
- RBK
- Unit run blocking (estimated)
- 73
- DIS
- Discipline
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 50
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PBK — Unit pass blocking (estimated) : Sacks and pressure his team's line allows: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- RBK — Unit run blocking (estimated) : Value of his team's runs: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- DIS — Discipline : Penalties avoided, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
#99 of 177 regular offensive line
PAL Rating
45 / 100
#97 of 177 regular offensive line
Value Rating · 2025
49 / 100
2025 PAL (45) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $6.9M.PAL expected for this salary: 49Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
The line's share of his team's offense (15% of targeted passes, 25% of other dropbacks, 55% of runs), split among linemen by snaps. A unit measure, not the player: no public data isolates the lineman.
A lineman's WAR is his team's line's, split by his snaps: it reflects the unit, not the player alone.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Snaps | Starts | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CAR | 15 | 0.0 | 45 | 68 | 943 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | CAR | 15 | 0.0 | 44 | 70 | 910 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | CAR | 17 | -0.2 | 9 | 64 | 1,149 | 17 | 10 |
| 2022 | CAR | 17 | 0.1 | 59 | 81 | 1,016 | 17 | 11 |
Ikem Ekwonu in five questions
What are Ikem Ekwonu's stats in 2025?
Ikem Ekwonu has 943 offensive snaps in 15 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Ikem Ekwonu?
Ikem Ekwonu is 25 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 320 lb (145 kg).
How good is Ikem Ekwonu?
Ikem Ekwonu produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 129th of 177 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 45 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Ikem Ekwonu make?
Ikem Ekwonu earns $6.9M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 49 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Ikem Ekwonu wear, and what team does he play for?
Ikem Ekwonu plays for Carolina Panthers in the NFL, at OT, and wears number 79.
