Raiqwon O'Neal

Raiqwon O'Neal
	O'Neal with the Seattle Seahawks in 2024
No. 79 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	January 12, 2000 (age 24); Conway, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:	Conway ; (Conway, South Carolina)
College:	Rutgers (2018–2021); UCLA (2022);
Undrafted:	2023
Career history
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2023)*; Seattle Seahawks (2023–present);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:
Games played:	3
	Player stats at PFR

Raiqwon O'Neal (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He first played college football for Rutgers and later transferred to play for UCLA.^[1] O'Neal was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early years

Raiqwon O'Neal was born on January 12, 2000, in Conway, South Carolina to Malik Akram and Dina O'Neal-Akram. O'Neal attended Conway High School, where he played football. He participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, a game between the best football players from North Carolina against South Carolina.^[2]

College career

O'Neal was rated as the seventeenth-best player from the state of South Carolina before entering college. O'Neal first chose to attend Rutgers University to play college football. As a freshman, O'Neal played in four games. In his next year as a sophomore, O'Neal played in nine games and additionally had four starts. In the shortened 2020 year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, O'Neal started eight games, caught a touchdown pass versus Indiana, and was named an honorable All-Big Ten Conference player. O'Neal would start the most games for Rutgers in the following year, with nine starts in 2021, and again was named an honorable All-Big Ten player.^[3] Before the 2022 college football season, O'Neal transferred to UCLA. In his lone year at UCLA, O'Neal started all thirteen games for the Bruins and was a part of an offensive line that was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.^[4]

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 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	5.03 s	1.81 s	2.95 s	4.50 s	7.69 s	28.5 in (0.72 m)	8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)	23 reps
All values from Pro Day^[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, O'Neal was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While O'Neal did not make the active roster before the 2023 NFL regular season, he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad after the preseason.^[6]