Sidy Sow
American football player (born 1998)
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Cheikhe Sidy Sow (sih-TEE SOH;[1] born June 10, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles after playing in Canada.
Granby, Quebec, Canada
| No. 62 – Houston Texans | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | June 10, 1998 Granby, Quebec, Canada | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Champlain (Lennoxville, Quebec) | ||||||
| College | Eastern Michigan (2017–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 4th round, 117th overall pick | ||||||
| CFL draft | 2023: 6th round, 48th overall pick | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Early life
College career
Sow redshirted his true freshman season at Eastern Michigan. He started 11 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman. Sow moved to left guard going into his redshirt sophomore season and made all 12 of the Eagles' games.[4] He was named third-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2020.[5][6] Sow was named first-team All-MAC in each of his final two seasons. He finished his college career as Eastern Michigan's all-time leader with 56 games played and 54 starts.[7]
Professional career
| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) | 323 lb (147 kg) | 33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.07 s | 1.80 s | 3.01 s | 4.69 s | 7.62 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 27 reps | |
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New England Patriots
Sow was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round, 117th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[10] He was also selected in the tenth round, 72nd overall, in the 2023 USFL draft to the Michigan Panthers and in the sixth round (48th overall) of the 2023 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[11][12] As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and started 13.[13]
On August 22, 2025, Sow was released by the Patriots as part of preliminary roster cuts.[14]
Houston Texans
On September 3, 2025, Sow was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[15] On January 20, 2026, he signed a reserve/futures contract with Houston.[16]