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File EDGE-33 · National rank 276 · 2027 class

Ikenna Ezeogu

#88· Penn State ·EDGE ·R-Sr ·2027 Draft · Blue Springs, Mo.
6'5"Height 273 lbWeight
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My Grade
6.5/10
Priority UDFA
Current · UDFA Territory
6.0 Floor range 0.7 Ceiling 6.7
6.7/10
Day 3 Caliber
Ceiling · +0.2
6.0/10
Priority UDFA
Floor · −0.5
Ceiling: 2026 rotation (DL2) — some opportunity; close to ceiling (+0.2).
Floor: Some college production — moderate floor; downside −0.5.
Grade not yet reviewed
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
6.5 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

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.