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Jermaine Eluemunor

Offensive Tackle, New York Giants · #72.

Player facts

Team: New York Giants
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 72
Born: Dec 13, 1994 (age 31)
Birthplace: Denville, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 338 lbs
College: Texas A&M
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

About

Jermaine Eluemunor ( eh-LOO-mə-nor; born 13 December 1994) is an English professional American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and high school football for Morris Knolls High School in Denville, New Jersey.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jermaine Eluemunor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Eluemunor was born to a Nigerian father and English mother in Chalk Farm, London. He attended Haverstock School. Growing up, he played rugby and cricket. He became interested in American football after watching the 2007 Miami Dolphins-New York Giants game on television. The game was played at Wembley Stadium in London as part of the NFL International Series.

Eluemunor moved to the United States with his father at age 14, when he started playing American football at Morris Knolls High School near Denville Township, New Jersey. At Morris Knolls, he played football and wrestled. He played on the defensive and offensive lines in football. As a senior wrestler, he recorded a 33–4 record.

College career

Out of high school, Eluemunor was not recruited by any college football programs. He attended Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2013. In 2013 he made the all-conference second-team.

After being recruited by 35 college programs, Eluemunor originally committed to UCLA, then flipped to Arkansas but then decommitted before committing to Texas A&M. Eluemunor attended Texas A&M from 2014 to 2016. He redshirted in 2014. In 2015, he was the backup right guard. He made his first career start during the 2015 Music City Bowl. In 2016, he started 12 of the 13 games, with three at right guard and nine at right tackle.

Eluemunor attributes his development in football to Texas A&M offensive line coach Jim Turner.

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