Kingsley Eguakun

Kingsley Eguakun (born March 23, 2001) is an American football center for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.

Early life and high school

Eguakun attended high school at Sandalwood. Coming out of high school, Eguakun was rated as a three-star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Florida Gators.

College career

In Eguakun's first season in 2019, he would redshirt and only appear in two games. During the 2020 season, Eguakun played in 12 games while making no starts. Eguakun opened the 2021 season as the Gators starting center. Eguakun finished the 2021 season by playing in and starting all 13 games for the Gators. During the 2022 season, Eguakun played in and started all 13 games for Florida. During the 2023 season, Eguakun only played in and started four games as he was limited with an ankle injury most of the season. Eguakun accepted invites to both the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl and to the 2024 Senior Bowl. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Eguakun decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

On April 29, 2024, Eguakun signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions.

References

External links

• Florida Gators bio