Penn State · EDGE · R-Sr · 2027 Draft
· Blue Springs, Mo. · Blue Springs
6-5 · 273 lbs
6.5
Priority UDFA
Floor 6.0 · Ceiling 6.7
#305 overall · #36 EDGE of 15096
Scouting Verdict
Steady-wage defensive lineman who brings Penn State exactly what the label says: 35 games of Power-conference snaps and no surprises. Across three Iowa State seasons Ezeogu was a fixture in the rotation — his tackle counts climbed every year (16, 19, 25) and he chipped in a sack annually — and the Nittany Lions imported him alongside other Cyclones as scheme-familiar infrastructure for the Matt Campbell transition. At 6-5, 273 he has the length to set an edge and the experience to play immediately. However, the ceiling question answers itself in the stat line: one sack per season for three straight years is depth-piece production, and there is no breakout anywhere in the file to project from. He is a reliability play, not an upside play. Fringe-draftable in the 2027 class — a priority-free-agent profile whose path onto a roster runs through run defense and effort snaps.
Ceiling · 6.7
2026 rotation (DL2) — some opportunity; close to ceiling (+0.2).
Floor · 6.0
Some college production — moderate floor; downside −0.5.