Ben Chukwuma
| No. 70 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | May 8, 2001 Nigeria | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Campbell (Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.) | ||||||
| College | Georgia State (2020–2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2025 | |||||||
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Ben Chukwuma (born May 8, 2001) is a Nigerian professional player of American football who is an offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Georgia State Panthers.
Early life and high school
[edit | edit source]Chukwuma was born in Nigeria and moved to Georgia at age 17. After previously focusing on soccer and basketball, he took up football and later walked on at Georgia State.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]At Georgia State (2020–2024), Chukwuma appeared in 23 games with 12 starts between 2023 and 2024.[2][3][4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) |
303 lb (137 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.34 s | 1.84 s | 3.02 s | 5.03 s | 8.03 s | 24.0 in (0.61 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
22 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Chukwuma signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 9, 2025.[7] He reportedly received $300,000 guaranteed, the largest guarantee among 2025 undrafted free agents.[8][9] On August 27, 2025, he made Tampa Bay’s initial 53-man roster.[10]
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