Alonzo Ephraim

No. 58

Position:

Offensive lineman

Personal information

Date of birth:

November 8, 1981 (age 35)

Place of birth:

Birmingham, Alabama

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

312 lb (142 kg)

Career information

High school:

Birmingham (AL) Wenonah

College:

Alabama

Undrafted:

2003

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-American (2002)
2x All-SEC (2001–2002)

Career NFL statistics

Games Played:	43
Games Started:	5
Player stats at NFL.com

Career Arena statistics

Tackles:	2

Player stats at PFR

Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Games Played:	43
Games Started:	5
Player stats at NFL.com

Tackles:	2

Alonzo Brandon Ephraim (born November 8, 1981) is a former American football and arena football offensive lineman. He played college football at Alabama.

Ephraim was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003. In his career, he has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. In 2006, while with the Browns, he was suspended four games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, after which he was waived by the Browns.

On July 27, 2007, Ephraim signed with the All American Football League to play for Team Alabama when the league began play.

Ephraim attended Wenonah High School, where he played center on offense and defensive end on defense. He was also the starting center on the school's basketball team. He was on the baseball and track teams as well. In 1998, as a senior he was selected as the Class 6A Offensive Lineman of the Year. He was a Super 12 (All-State) team Honorable Mention, along with future college teammates Dante Ellington and Saleem Rasheed. When he graduated he had a 3.2 GPA.

Ephraim received interest from schools such as Alabama, Michigan, UCLA, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Nebraska. In the end, he chose Alabama. As a true freshman, he appeared in just two games, for a total of 29 plays. He then played as a back-up for every game as a sophomore. He became a starter as a junior, and had 708 plays that season, the most among Alabama offensive linemen. He also recorded 118 knock-down blocks. He was a second-team All-America selection his senior year. He was also an All-SEC selection as a junior. As a senior, he was one of seven Alabama players selected as All-SEC. As a senior, he was named to the Rimington Trophy watchlist.

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