Former all-Southeastern Conference offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor, Jr. has joined Georgia Tech’s staff as a quality control assistant working with the Yellow Jackets’ offensive line.
Ekiyor was an offensive lineman at Alabama from 2018-22. He was recruited by and played his first season under Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key, who was the Crimson Tide’s offensive line coach at the time. Ekiyor saw action in four games as a reserve under Key in 2018 and went on to play in 53 games with 40 starts at guard over his five seasons at Alabama. A three-year starter, he was named first-team all-SEC as a senior in 2022 and helped the Crimson Tide’s offensive front win the 2020 Joe Moore Award as the nation’s best offensive line. During Ekiyor’s five seasons in Tuscaloosa, the Tide won three SEC championships and the 2020 national title.
He was invited to participate in the 2023 Senior Bowl and NFL Combine and went on to sign a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts. Following his time with the Colts, he worked in the insurance industry before returning to athletics. He also founded The Chase, an organization to empower youth and young professionals in the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa by developing coaching and mentoring programs focused on success mindset, positive habit formation and financial literacy.
Ekiyor has served as a volunteer with the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity and Samaritan’s Feet. During his time at Alabama, he led an initiative through Samaritan’s Feet to provide 25,000 students in the state of Alabama (ages 4-14) with a pair of new shoes before they returned to school in the fall of 2022. In recognition of his efforts in the community, he received the Senior Bowl Community Service Award in 2023.
An Indianapolis native, Ekiyor graduated from Alabama in 2022 with a B.A. in communication.
