A second-round pick out of Boise State, Ezra Cleveland has anchored NFL offensive lines for six seasons and counting.
Ezra Cleveland has been a fixture in the trenches since Minnesota drafted him in 2020, converting from college left tackle into one of the more durable interior linemen in the league. Now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he continues to log heavy snap counts with minimal mistakes.
Path to the league
Cleveland redshirted his first year at Boise State before becoming a starter in 2017, going on to earn first-team All-Mountain West honors in both 2018 and 2019 as the Broncos' starting left tackle. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft and moved him inside to guard at the professional level.
Career highlights
Cleveland spent his first four NFL seasons with the Vikings before moving on to the Jaguars. Across his career he has appeared in 93 games with 85 starts, establishing himself as a durable, versatile interior lineman capable of playing multiple spots along the offensive line.
2025 season recap
Cleveland started at left guard in all 17 games for Jacksonville in 2025, committing just three penalties on the season while playing over 1,000 offensive snaps. He anchored an offensive line that didn't allow a sack in five separate games, tied for the most in the NFL that season.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ezra Cleveland
- Vikings.com: 2020 NFL Draft: OT Ezra Cleveland, Boise State, Draft Pick 58
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Guard
- Group
- offense
- College
- Boise State
- Hometown
- Spanaway, WA, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
