Samson Ebukam

Samson Ebukam
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Ebukam with the Rams in 2018 preseason
No. 50 – Los Angeles Rams
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995
Nigeria
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: David Douglas
(Portland, Oregon)
College: Eastern Washington
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Total tackles: 39
Sacks: 3.0
Forced fumbles: 1
Fumble recoveries: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Nnamka Samson Ebukam (born May 9, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Washington and was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Early years

Ebukam was born in Nigeria. He attended and graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon, in 2013. 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.[1]

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.[2]

Ebukam would play 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.[3]

Professional career

Ebukam was not selected to participate in the 2017 NFL Combine, but he did participate in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 1 7⁄8 in
(1.88 m)		 240 lb
(109 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.45 s 1.53 s 2.57 s 4.31 s 7.02 s 39 in
(0.99 m)		 10 ft 10 in
(3.30 m)		 24 reps
All values from 2017 EWU Pro Day.[4]

2017

The Los Angeles Rams selected Ebukam in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] The Los Angeles Rams traded their fourth (141st overall) and sixth round (197th overall) picks in the 2017 NFL Draft to the New York Jets and received the fourth round pick (125th overall) used to draft Ebukam.[6] Ebukam was the 17th linebacker drafted in 2017.

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Rams draft Samson Ebukam 125th overall
Samson Ebukam NFL Draft Highlights

On June 20, 2017, the Los Angeles Rams signed Ebukam to a four-year, $3.01 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $613,082.[7]

Throughout training camp, Ebukam competed to be a backup outside linebacker against Morgan Fox, Ejuan Price, Cory Littleton, and Carlos Thompson.[8] Head coach Sean McVay named Ebukam a backup outside linebacker to start the regular season, behind Robert Quinn and Connor Barwin.[9]

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Ebukam strip sacks Tom Savage

He made his professional regular season debut in the Los Angeles Rams' season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and recorded three solo tackles in their 46–9 victory. On November 12, 2017, Ebukam recorded one solo tackle and forced the first fumble of his career during a sack in the Rams' 33–7 win against the Houston Texans. Ebukam made his first career sack on Texans' quarterback Tom Savage for a seven-yard loss and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Tyrunn Walker in the third quarter.[10] On December 3, 2017, Ebukam earned his first career start and collected a season-high five solo tackles in a 32–16 win at the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13.[11] He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 31 combined tackles (26 solo), two sacks, and a forced fumble in 16 games and two starts.[12]

The Los Angeles Rams finished the 2017 season first in the NFC West with an 11–5 record and earned a playoff berth. On January 6, 2018, Ebukam appeared in his first career playoff game and made one tackle during the Rams' 26–13 loss against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Wildcard Game.

2018

Ebukam entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker. Head coach Sean McVay named Ebukam and Matt Longacre the starting outside linebackers to begin the regular season, alongside inside linebackers Mark Barron and Cory Littleton.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Eastern Washington Eagles Samson Ebukam bio". Goeags.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "EWU defensive end Samson Ebukam is a game-changer for the Eagles". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Sleeper' pass-rushing prospect Samson Ebukam to visit Packers". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.goeags.com/news/2017/3/28/football-annual-pro-day-features-six-eagles-including-kupp.aspx
  5. ↑ "Ebukam and Bourne to Play Saturday in NFLPA Bowl". goeags.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Results: Los Angeles Rams Trade Up With New York Jets To Select Eastern Washington LB Samson Ebukam". TurfShowTimes.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Samson Ebukam contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Boner, Tevin (July 5, 2017). "2017 Rams Roster Preview: OLB Morgan Fox Seeking Position Change Boost?". TurfShowTimes.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (September 5, 2017). "Rams release first depth chart of regular season". theramswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week 10-2017: Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams". NFL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Samson Ebukam (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  12. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Samson Ebukam (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (September 4, 2018). "Rams Week 1 depth chart: Kelly is No. 4 RB, Littleton starting next to Barron". theramswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.


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