ATL · SLB · #52
Samson Ebukam
Is Samson Ebukam starting?
Samson Ebukam is the starting SLB for the Atlanta Falcons.
Atlanta Falcons depth chart · SLB No. 1 ›Samson Ebukam this week
The Atlanta Falcons play next in Week 6, at home against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Samson Ebukam is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.
At SLB for the Atlanta Falcons, Jared Ivey and James Pearce Jr. are next in line behind him.
Samson Ebukam's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 23-30 vs BAL (Oct 11); W 45-24 at NO (Oct 5); L 3-34 vs CAR (Sep 20).
Samson Ebukam wears No. 52, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 245 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Eastern Washington.
Is Samson Ebukam playing this week?
Samson Ebukam is expected to start at SLB for Atlanta Falcons. No injury listed (updated Oct 17, ESPN).
ATL SLB Depth
Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILB
- RILB
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- LCBC.J. Henderson
Out (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | IND | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 31 | 9 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | SF | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | SF | 15 | 20 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | LA | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | LA | 16 | 23 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | LA | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | LA | 13 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 yrs | 122 | 174 | 39 | 37.5 | 1 | 9 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#14 of 104 at DE in Sacks (2026)
Samson Ebukam is rated 77 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 77th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 64% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Lvs BALTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 23-30
Oct 5W@ NOTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-24
Sep 20Lvs CARTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 3-34
Sep 13L@ PITTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 13-20
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Lvs BAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | W@ NO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Samson Ebukam's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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Eastern Washington