Cleveland with the Vikings in 2022
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| No. 76 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Born: | (1998-05-08) May 8, 1998 (age 26) Spanaway, Washington, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Bethel (Spanaway, Washington) | ||||
| College: | Boise State (2016–2019) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||
Ezra Cleveland (born May 8, 1998) is an American football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Cleveland attended Bethel High SchoolinSpanaway, Washington.[1] He committed to Boise State University to play college football.[2]
Cleveland played at Boise State from 2016 to 2019. After redshirting his first year in 2016, he became a starter in 2017.[3] During his career he started 40 games.[4][5] After his junior season in 2019, Cleveland entered the 2020 NFL draft.[6][7]
| 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 | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
311 lb (141 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.93 s | 1.73 s | 2.90 s | 4.46 s | 7.26 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
30 reps | 30 |
| All values from NFL Combine.[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round, 58th overall, in the 2020 NFL Draft.[10] After beginning the season as a backup, Cleveland was named the starting right guard in Week 6 as a rookie, and started nine games.
In 2021, Cleveland was named the Vikings starting left guard, and started every game that season and in 2022. In 2023, he returned as the starting left guard and started the first six games.
On October 31, 2023, Cleveland was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a sixth-round pick of the 2024 NFL draft.[11][12][13]
On March 8, 2024, Cleveland signed a three-year contract extension with the Jaguars.[14]
Cleveland was born 3 weeks early at 11 pounds.[15]
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Minnesota Vikings 2020 NFL draft selections
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