Samson Ebukam holds the LOLB · Backup spot in Atlanta Falcons’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Samson Ebukam played 14 games in 2025 with a 44% snap share.

Samson Ebukam is a 31-year-old linebacker standing 6'3" and weighing 245 pounds. Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round (125th overall) in 2017 out of Eastern Washington, where he recorded 24.0 sacks across 53 games, Ebukam has appeared in 127 career games with the Rams (2017-20), San Francisco 49ers (2021-22), and Indianapolis Colts (2023-25). He has compiled 297 tackles, 41.0 tackles for loss, and 35.0 sacks, along with 11 forced fumbles and one interception returned for a touchdown. In 2023, he started all 17 games and posted 9.5 sacks. Last season, he appeared in 14 games and logged 33 tackles with 2.0 sacks. Ebukam currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons.

Eastern Washingtonthrough 2016

Rams2017 – 2020

49ers2021 – 2022

Colts2023 – 2025

Falconspresent

CollegeEastern WashingtonDraftRound 4 · No. 125 overall · 2017 · LARAcquiredAcquired from Los Angeles Rams · drafted thereHometownPortland, OR