Sidy Sow

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.

Sidy Sow

No. 62 – Houston Texans
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1998-06-10) June 10, 1998 (age 27) Granby, Quebec, Canada
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:	Champlain (Lennoxville, Quebec)
College:	Eastern Michigan (2017–2022)
NFL draft:	2023: 4th round, 117th overall
CFL draft:	2023: 6th round, 48th overall
Career history
New England Patriots (2023–2024) Houston Texans (2025–present)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-MAC (2021, 2022) Third-team All-MAC (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played: 27 Games started: 14 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Sow grew up in Granby, Quebec, Canada and attended Joseph-Hermas Leclerc High School.^[2] He played football at Champlain College Lennoxville.^[3]

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

Pre-draft measurables

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
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
Sources:[8][9]

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]