By: Brendan Bolan
Emil Ekiyor Jr., OG, Alabama, Redshirt Senior
Height: 6’ 3”
Weight: 307 lbs
High School Recruit Rankings:
Rivals: 4-star rating, 1st ranked player in Indiana, 156th ranked player nationally, 6th ranked offensive guard
247 Sports: 4-star recruit, 1st ranked player in Indiana, 113th ranked player nationally, 3rd ranked offensive guard
ESPN: 4-star recruit, 1st ranked player in Indiana, 3rd ranked player regionally, 3rd ranked offensive guard
2018 U.S. Army All-American Game
| Year | Games Played | Games Started |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
Scouting Notes:
Pros:
- Gets off the line with violence
- Great frame for the position
- High effort and energy player
- Very active and quick feet
- Keeps a sturdy wide base
- Gets to the next level with great intensity on screens and runs
- Can anchor a defender in the run game
Cons:
- Balance can be an issue at times, top half tends to bend too far forward
- Struggles to work dominantly in space
- Needs to work on technique and pair that with his aggressiveness. He loses a lot of technique with his play style
Accolades: 2021 Pre-season second team All-American by the Associated Press and third team by Pro Football Focus, Lombardi Award watch list.
Injury History: Sidelined with a shoulder injury during 2021 Cotton Bowl, Suffered knee injury in 2019 that kept him out 1 week.
Personal Background: Father, Emil Sr. played in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons.
