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ATL · SLB · #52

Samson Ebukam

Starter

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Samson Ebukam is the starting SLB for the Atlanta Falcons.

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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 15, ESPN).

ATL SLB Depth

1Samson EbukamStarter
2Jared Ivey
3James Pearce Jr.
4DeAngelo Malone

Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
6' 3"
Weight
245
Experience
10 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ATL4222.500
    2025IND14215200
    2023IND173199.501
    2022SF14164501
    2021SF152054.501
    2020LA131534.501
    2019LA162354.504
    2018LA16215311
    2017LA13251200
    Career9 yrs1221743937.519

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    2
    -1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2.5
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    122
    Tackles
    174

    #14 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    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.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    68th percentile
    Beats 68% of 211
    Sample
    4 + 14 games
    2026 + 2025 · 574 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 125 · 2017 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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

    Samson Ebukam's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Samson Ebukam plays 55% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share55%

    College

    Eastern Washington