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Forget jewelry, cars and fancy booze … top NFL draft prospect Ikem Ekwonu tells TMZ Sports he’s gunnin’ to buy a dope new pad as the first big purchase with his rookie money!!
The former N.C. State offensive lineman — who’s projected to be a top-five pick on Thursday night in Las Vegas — says once the cash hits his bank account following the draft, he’ll be looking to spend some of it on a new place.
“I’ll find a nice place to stay,” “Ickey” told us out in Vegas on Wednesday night. “Apartment, condo — something.”
Ikem Ekwonu runs a 4.97 40-yard dash!
That’s a 6-foot-4, 310-pound man running a sub-5 40. 😅 pic.twitter.com/Bz1JNLTVxL
— Cory Smith (@RCorySmith) March 4, 2022
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Ekwonu will certainly have a lot of grandiose homes to choose from when the shopping begins … because, after all, top-five picks in the draft make around $30 million on their initial deals.
As for where Ekwonu will be buying the land — no one’s sure yet … some experts have him going to the Jacksonville Jaguars at #1 overall, and some have him going to the Houston Texans at #3.
Ekwonu, though, tells us he’s got no preference for where he wants to end up — but he did say he wouldn’t mind blocking for Trevor Lawrence in the fall!