Donovan Ezeiruaku

Donovan Ezeiruaku
Boston College Eagles – No. 6
Position	Defensive end
Class	Senior
Major	Management
Personal information
Born:	September 25, 2003 (age 21)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	248 lb (112 kg)
Career history
College	Boston College (2021–present);
High school	Williamstown High School
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (2024); ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2024); Ted Hendricks Award (2024); First-team All-ACC (2024); Second-team All-ACC (2022);
	Stats at ESPN;

Donovan Ezeiruaku (born September 25, 2003)^[1] is an American football defensive end for the Boston College Eagles.

Early life and high school

Ezeiruaku attended Williamstown High School in Williamstown, New Jersey. As a senior in 2020, he recorded 47 tackles, including nine tackles for loss, and two sacks while leading his team to a 7–2 record.^[2] Ezeiruaku committed to play college football at Boston College over schools such as Northern Illinois, Temple and Vanderbilt.^[3]

College career

2021 season

As a freshman in 2021, Ezeiruaku racked up 19 tackles, three tackles for loss, and two sacks.^[4]

2022 season

In the 2022 season opener, Ezeiruaku recorded nine tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, and two forced fumbles in a loss to Rutgers.^[5] In week ten, he had seven tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble in a loss to Duke.^[6] In the season finale, Ezeiruaku tallied nine tackles with three going for a loss,^{[citation needed]} and 2.5 sacks, but Boston College lost to Syracuse 32–23.^[7]^[8] He finished the season with 61 tackles with 14.5 going for a loss, 8.5 sacks, two pass deflections, and three forced fumbles,^[9] earning second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors.^[10]

2023 season

Ezeiruaku was named preseason first-team all-ACC ahead of the 2023 season.^[11] In week 5 against Virginia, he recorded 6 total tackles, and 2 sacks. The following week against Army Ezeiruaku had five total tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. The Eagles finished with a upset win in the Fenway Bowl against the No. 24 SMU Mustangs.

2024 season

To start the season, the Eagles upset the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles 28-13, in which Ezeiruaku recorded four total tackles and two sacks. In Week 5 against Western Kentucky, Ezeiruaku recorded 14 total tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The following week against Virginia, Ezeiruaku recorded 10 total tackles and a sack. In Week 13 against North Carolina, Ezeiruaku had two sacks and six total tackles. The following week against Pittsburgh, he recorded 3.5 sacks, putting him with 16.5 sacks on the season, tying the record held by Harold Landry for the most sacks in a season in Boston College football history. He was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and was awarded the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's best defensive end after a historic season.^[12]

References

^ Globe, The Boston (December 5, 2024). "Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku has worked his way into the program annals". Boston.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ "Donovan Ezeiruaku". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
^ Black, A.J. (June 7, 2020). "'21 Defensive End Donovan Ezeiruaku Commits to Boston College". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Donovan Ezeiruaku 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Haskins, Jason (September 4, 2022). "Boston College Eagles: 3 takeaways from painful loss to Rutgers". Chowder and Champions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Haskins, Jason (November 5, 2022). "Boston College Eagles: 3 takeaways in close loss to Duke". Chowder and Champions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Hass, Trevor (November 27, 2022). "Boston College falters late in season finale, loses to Syracuse". Boston.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Haskins, Jason (December 4, 2022). "Boston College Eagles: 3 standouts in 2022 season". Chowder and Champions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Donovan Ezeiruaku 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Clemson Leads With 12 Selection to All-ACC Football Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 29, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Black, AJ. "Ezeiruaku, Mahogany Named to Preseason All ACC team". 247Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Ezeiruaku, Donovan (December 21, 2024). "Ted Hendricks Award". Ted Hendricks. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

External links

Boston College Eagles bio

[1] Globe, The Boston (December 5, 2024). "Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku has worked his way into the program annals". Boston.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[2] "Donovan Ezeiruaku". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[3] Black, A.J. (June 7, 2020). "'21 Defensive End Donovan Ezeiruaku Commits to Boston College". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[4] "Donovan Ezeiruaku 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[5] Haskins, Jason (September 4, 2022). "Boston College Eagles: 3 takeaways from painful loss to Rutgers". Chowder and Champions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[6] Haskins, Jason (November 5, 2022). "Boston College Eagles: 3 takeaways in close loss to Duke". Chowder and Champions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[7] Hass, Trevor (November 27, 2022). "Boston College falters late in season finale, loses to Syracuse". Boston.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[8] Haskins, Jason (December 4, 2022). "Boston College Eagles: 3 standouts in 2022 season". Chowder and Champions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[9] "Donovan Ezeiruaku 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[10] "Clemson Leads With 12 Selection to All-ACC Football Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 29, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[11] Black, AJ. "Ezeiruaku, Mahogany Named to Preseason All ACC team". 247Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[12] Ezeiruaku, Donovan (December 21, 2024). "Ted Hendricks Award". Ted Hendricks. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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