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.
[4] On September 2, 2016, Etta-Tawo made his official Syracuse Orange debut, catching a 12 passes for 210 receiving yards and a touchdown during a 33–7 routing over FCS's Colgate.
He was voted team captain at the end of the season and finished being ranked as the 15th best college player and second best wide receiver in the nation by ESPN.
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).
[14] 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.
[16] 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.
[18] 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.
[20] 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.
[30] 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.
[31] 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.