Zach Bako-Bewele

Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers · #50.

Player facts

Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 50
Born: Mar 26, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Prairieville, LA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 304 lbs
College: Wake Forest
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

About

Zachary Miskom Bako-Bewele (born Zachary Miskom Tom, March 26, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zach Bako-Bewele, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bako-Bewele was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana grew up in Prairieville, Louisiana, and attended Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is of Nigerian descent.

College career

Bako-Bewele was a member of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons for five seasons and redshirted his true freshman season. He became the team's starting center going into his redshirt sophomore season and was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after starting all 13 of Wake Forest's games. Bako-Bewele moved to left tackle the following season and started nine games. He was named first-team All-ACC in 2021.

Personal life

Bako-Bewele's older brother, Cameron Tom, was also an offensive linemen in the NFL and went to college at The University of Southern Mississippi.

On August 2, 2026, he officially announced that he was changing his last name from "Tom" to "Bako-Bewele," a combination of his paternal grandparents' Nigerian last names. Tom is his father's surname, but his paternal grandfather's given name.

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