Pre-draft On November 8, 2016, it was announced that Etta-Tawo had received an invitation to appear in the
2017 Senior Bowl. Etta-Tawo impressed scouts and teams during Senior Bowl practices and met with multiple team representatives, including
Minnesota Vikings' head coach
Mike Zimmer. Unfortunately, Etta-Tawo was unable to play in the
Reese's Senior Bowl after dislocating a finger in practice. He was one of 57 collegiate wide receivers to attend the
NFL Scouting Combine in
Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed all of the combine drills and finished 17th among his position group at the
40-yard dash. On March 20, 2017, he attended
Syracuse's pro day, along with 11 other prospects. Scouts and team representatives from 16 NFL and two
CFL teams attended to scout Etta-Tawo as Syracuse's top prospect at the event. He weighed in five pounds lighter and ran the majority of combine drills again. He was clocked by officials running a 4.35s in the 40-yard dash that would've ranked third among wide receivers at the combine, behind only
Washington's John Ross (4.22s) and
Ohio State's Curtis Samuel (4.33s). He also ran positional and receiving drills, running NFL routes and catching passes from former Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected as a fifth to seventh round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the 26th best wide receiver by
CBS Sports and the 31st best wide receiver prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.
Jacksonville Jaguars On April 30, 2017, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Etta-Tawo to a three-year, $1.66 million contract as an
undrafted free agent after he went unselected in the
2017 NFL draft. Multiple NFL teams contacted him immediately after the drafted concluded, but Etta-Tawo stated he ultimately chose the Jaguars due to their wide receivers coach
Keenan McCardell, who he previously had played under at Maryland. On September 3, 2017, the
Jacksonville Jaguars signed Etta-Tawo to their practice squad. Throughout training camp, Etta-Tawo competed for a roster spot against
Dede Westbrook,
Arrelious Benn,
Larry Pinkard,
Jamal Robinson,
Shane Wynn,
Keelan Cole, and
Kenneth Walker III. On September 19, 2017, the Jaguars released Etta-Tawo from their practice squad.
Kansas City Chiefs On October 11, 2017, the
Kansas City Chiefs signed Etta-Tawo to their practice squad. On November 16, 2017, he was released by the Chiefs.
New York Giants (first stint) On December 20, 2017, the
New York Giants signed Etta-Tawo to their practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 1, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Etta-Tawo was waived by the Giants. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 26, 2018. He was released on October 4, 2018.
Birmingham Iron (first stint) On November 9, 2018, Etta-Tawo signed with the
Birmingham Iron of the
Alliance of American Football.
Houston Texans On December 12, 2018, the
Houston Texans signed Etta-Tawo to their practice squad.
Birmingham Iron (second stint) After his practice squad contract expired with the Texans at the end of the
2018 NFL season, he was signed to the Iron's active roster on January 15, 2019.
New York Giants (second stint) On July 27, 2019, Etta-Tawo re-signed with the Giants due to injuries to
Sterling Shepard,
Darius Slayton, and
Corey Coleman plus
Golden Tate facing a suspension. He suffered a torn Achilles in practice and was ruled out for the season.
Ottawa Redblacks Etta-Tawo signed with the
Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on December 14, 2020. He was placed on the suspended list on July 12, 2021. He was released on February 15, 2022. ==References==