Amba Etta-Tawo (born November 10, 1993) is a gridiron football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Maryland from 2012 to 2015 and at Syracuse in 2016. College career Maryland Etta-Tawo began attending Maryland in 2012 and redshirted his first season. On August 31, 2013, Etta-Tawo made his collegiate debut and caught first career touchdown reception in a 43–10 victory over FIU. On October 13, 2013, Etta-Tawo caught a season-high six passes for a career-high 109 receiving yards during a 34–10 loss to Wake Forest. On November 23, 2013, he made four receptions for 57-yards and a touchdown during a 29–26 loss to Boston College. The following week, Etta-Tawo caught four passes for 106 receiving yards in a 41–21 victory over NC State. He played in 12 games with seven starts with 32 receptions for 500-yards and two touchdowns. Etta-Tawo returned in 2014 and played in 13 games, while starting the last six. On October 18, 2014, he caught a season-high three passes for 46-yards during a 38–31 victory to Iowa. On November 29, 2018, Etta-Tawo caught a career-long 71-yard touchdown pass in Maryland's 41–38 loss to Rutgers. He finished the season with ten receptions for 220 receiving yards and one touchdown. He started the first two games of the 2015 season before being used as a reserve for the remainder of the season. On September 12, 2015, Etta-Tawo caught a season-high five receptions for 49-yards during a 48–27 loss to Bowling Green. On November 14, 2015, Etta-Tawo tied his season-high of five receptions and also had a season-high of 63 receiving yards in a 24–7 loss to Michigan State. Etta-Tawo completed the season with 20 receptions for 216 receiving yards and zero touchdowns in 12 games and two starts. Head coach Randy Edsall was fired after Maryland started the season 2–4 and was replaced by D. J. Durkin when he announced his arrival with Maryland. On March 1, 2016, Etta-Tawo announced via Twitter his intention to transfer schools for the upcoming 2016 season after graduating in May. Syracuse On March 23, 2016, Etta-Tawo announced via Facebook that he had officially transferred to Syracuse as a graduate transfer. He opted to transfer after having his playing time decreased and falling on Maryland's depth chart. On September 2, 2016, Etta-Tawo made his official Syracuse Orange debut, catching a 12 passes for