Northeastern University Athletics

Liam Ezekial played four seasons, from 2001 to 2005, as a linebacker and long snapper for the Northeastern University football team. The program's last All-American, he became the only NU football player to ever receive the accolade three times. Ezekiel was NU's first four-time all-conference player, the first Husky to earn All-Atlantic 10 Honors as a freshman and a three-time First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree.
 
Ezekiel holds the program record with 489 career tackles, 136 more than the second-place tackler. His total is also the second-highest in Division I-AA history. He also collected 13 sacks while at Northeastern.
 
Before attending Northeastern, Ezekiel was a three-sport letterwinner at Arlington High School, earning four letters in football, three in track, and one in basketball. He played as both a linebacker and a fullback on the gridiron from 1997 to 2001, leaving Arlington as the school's all-time leading tackler. He was named the team MVP and a Greater Boston League all-star in his final three seasons, received All-State honors in his final two, and was the team captain and both a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honoree in his senior season.
 
In 2001, Ezekiel became the first Northeastern football player to receive All-Atlantic 10 honors as a freshman. He opened his Northeastern career with 82 tackles and three sacks on the season.
 
He set a school single-season record in 2002 as a sophomore by leading the conference with 145 tackles, despite playing for five weeks with a broken thumb. He was a New England All-Star and an All-American, and received First Team All-Conference honors.
 
As junior in 2003, Ezekiel served as a team captain while starting all 12 games. He recorded 140 tackles and 5.5 sacks. For the second straight season, he was named an All-American, a New England All-Star and First Team All-Conference, while also being named team MVP.
 
In his senior season, Ezekiel recorded 122 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 2004. He was an All-American, New England All-Star and First Team All-Conference for the third straight year, and was again named the team's MVP. He received the George H. "Bulger" Lowe Award and was also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in Division I-AA.
 
Following his Northeastern career, Ezekiel signed as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills, appearing in two National Football League games in 2005. Afterward, he spent time for several years in the Arena Football League and the United Football League.