Atlanta Falcons · DE (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Eastern Washington (2017 Round 4, Pick 125)

Samson Ebukam

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71.5

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #38 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 114 solo · 7 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 2.59 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 20 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 23133.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.058Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Samson Ebukam among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Ebukam#3871.5

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.51 → Shrunk 32.03

48thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 1.34

91thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 4.53

77thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 4.5% → Shrunk 3.6%

93thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 1.0% → Shrunk 0.8%

83thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk 2.8%

18thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.058 → Shrunk −0.005

79thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Samson Ebukam. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ PIT	L 13-20	1	0	0	0	2	39
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CAR	L 3-34	2	0	0.5	0	2	18
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	@ NO	W 45-24	1	1	1	1	3	44
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs BAL	L 23-30	2	1	1	1	2	58
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs CHI	L 23-31	3	1	0	0	0	41
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs SF	W 29-20	0	0	0	0	0	16
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ TB	L 0-16	2	1	0	0	0	15

College to the NFL: Eastern Washington to Atlanta Falcons

Verified identity bridge linking Samson Ebukam's college regular-season tackles at Eastern Washington to official NFL game lines.

Eastern Washington (College tackles)

62016

125125th pick
2017 Draft

ATL (NFL tackles)

302017

362018

452019

282020

372021

312022

492023

322025

112026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2017	LA	16	30	25	5	2	1	4	0	0	1	351
2018	LA	16	36	21	15	3	5	6	1	1	3	693
2019	LA	16	45	23	22	4.5	5	10	4	0	1	565
2020	LA	16	28	15	13	4.5	3	7	1	0	1	363
2021	SF	17	37	20	17	4.5	5	11	1	0	1	555
2022	SF	15	31	16	15	5	4	13	1	0	1	559
2023	IND	17	49	31	18	9.5	9	17	1	0	3	702
2025	IND	14	32	21	11	2	5	8	0	0	0	415
2026 (so far)	ATL	7	11	4	7	2.5	2	9	0	0	0	231

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Samson Ebukam vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 71.5 vs. 96.6 Samson Ebukam vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 71.5 vs. 95.5 Samson Ebukam vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 71.5 vs. 94.1 Samson Ebukam vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 71.5 vs. 92.8 Samson Ebukam vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 71.5 vs. 92.7 Samson Ebukam vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 71.5 vs. 92.2