| No. 70 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (2001-05-08)May 8, 2001 (age 24) Nigeria | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Campbell(Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.) | ||||||
| College | Georgia State (2020–2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2025 | |||||||
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Ben Chukwuma (born May 8, 2001) is a Nigerian professional player ofAmerican football who is anoffensive tackle for theTampa Bay Buccaneers of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously playedcollege football for theGeorgia State Panthers.
Chukwuma was born in Nigeria and moved toGeorgia at age 17. After previously focusing on soccer and basketball, he took up football and later walked on atGeorgia State.[1]
At Georgia State (2020–2024), Chukwuma appeared in 23 games with 12 starts between 2023 and 2024.[2][3][4]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+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 fromPro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the2025 NFL draft, Chukwuma signed with theTampa 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]