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Samson Ebukam

Defensive End, Atlanta Falcons · #52.

Player facts

Team: Atlanta Falcons
Position: Defensive End
Number: 52
Born: May 9, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Portland, OR, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Eastern Washington
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	6	2	4	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	320	200	120	37.5	11	6	11	1	25	25.0	1	25	9	37	47	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs BAL	L 30-23 OT	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	@ NO	W 45-24	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CAR	L 34-3	2	0	2	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PIT	L 20-13	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Nnamka Samson Ebukam (born May 9, 1995) is a Nigerian American professional football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Samson Ebukam, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Ebukam was born in Onitsha, Nigeria, and moved to the United States at the age of nine. He attended and graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon, in 2013. While there, he played high school football for the Scots. As a senior, Ebukam played at defensive end, tight end, and fullback, earning First Team All-Mount Hood Conference honors as a defensive end, and also earning honorable mention honors as a tight end.

College career

Coming out of high school, Ebukam received only two Division I scholarship offers. He chose to attend Eastern Washington University over an offer from Portland State.

Ebukam played for Eastern Washington as a three-year starter. Over 38 career collegiate starts, Ebukam produced 188 tackles, 44 tackles for losses, and 24 sacks. As a senior, he tallied 15 tackles for losses and 9.5 sacks, plus three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, eight quarterback hits, and an interception.

From Wikipedia’s article on Samson Ebukam, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹