Donovan Ezeiruaku

Boston College · Edge Rusher · 2021-24

SACKS: 24
TFL: 41
TKL: 204

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Ezeiruaku won the Ted Hendricks Award in 2024.

Ezeiruaku was a consensus All-American in 2024. Ezeiruaku was also named Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.

In the Boston College record book, Ezeiruaku ranks No. 2 in career sacks. Ezeiruaku's 2024 season ranks No. 1 in program history for sacks.

From 2021 to 2024, Ezeiruaku recorded 204 tackles, 40.5 tackles for loss and 24 sacks.

Ezeiruaku was the No. 44 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 88 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at Boston College since 1990 and No. 13 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2024
- Ted Hendricks Award
- Consensus All-American
- Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2025
- No. 44 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Donovan Ezeiruaku season-by-season statistics at Boston College
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2021	19	3	2	0
2022	56	13.5	7.5	2
2023	53	5.5	1	1
2024	76	18.5	13.5	1
Total	204	40.5	24	4

Seasons with tracked stats at Boston College. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Boston College Record Book

No. 2 in career sacks
No. 1 in single-season sacks (2024)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Boston College Teammates

Full Boston College all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Donovan Ezeiruaku) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.