BIOGRAPHY
Samson Ebukam was born on May 9th, 1995 in Nigeria. He is an outside linebacker in the National Football League.
Ebukam 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. 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 in 53 games, started in 38, and had 24 sacks in his career to rank sixth in school history. He finished with 188 career tackles and was one of six Eagle co-captains for the 2016 season. Ebukam received second-team All-Big Sky honors in both 2014 and 2015, and first-team accolades in 2016, he was a second-team Freshman All-America selection in 2013, in addition, to earning Big Sky All-Academic honors. His 38 career starts were the second-most among defensive players
Ebukam was selected by the Rams in the fourth round with the125th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. Ebukam is a third-year pro, played in all 32 regular season and four postseason contests, and started 16 regular-season games and two playoff contests. Ebukam tallied 5 sacks, forced four fumbles and one interception in regular-season action, and became the first player with a sack, interception, and multiple touchdowns in a single game since sacks became an official stat in 1982 in Week 11 win over Kansas City.
On March 19, 2021, Ebukam signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Ebukam signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2023.
