DE · #52 · Atlanta Falcons · week 9 vs Cincinnati Bengals · Sun Nov 8 · 9:30 AM ET

Samson Ebukam

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2017 · R4 P125
EXP 9 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH SLB2

As of week 9, Samson Ebukam was a DE for ATL, age 31.3, 9 seasons of experience, drafted in round 4. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 46% of snaps; his line was 1.8 tackles a game, 0.4 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 139 games (postseason included) over 8 seasons. His injury history held 9 episodes (ankle 2, hamstring 2, illness 2), 2 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2026 week 8.

The full read

In short

Samson Ebukam is a starter at strong-side linebacker for ATL — 76% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a hamstring injury. He left last week's game. Of players in that position who did play the following week, 45% took under 70% of their usual snaps. His team named him inactive in week 3. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 3 and he did not play.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

	What was reported	Source
1	“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · 2026-11-03
2	“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · 2026-11-03
3	“Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that defensive end Samson Ebukam and wide receiver Zachariah Branch will both miss the game due to hamstring injuries.”	Pro Football Talk · 2026-11-02

Our call

Injury report

The weekly roster read

The weekly roster read listed him on a reserve list. That is a list, not an announcement by his team, and it is not a reading of ours. His team has listed no game designation for him this week. Source: the weekly roster read of reserve lists (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended).

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

The evidence behind his current call

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game1.8 range 1.0–3.0
wk 1–8 · 6 games
Sacks / game0.4 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–8 · 6 games · above most of his peers
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 6 games
Snap share46.0% range 24–76
wk 1–8 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

58%wk 1
27%wk 2
59%wk 4
76%wk 5
53%wk 6
24%wk 7
25%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	5	1

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 3	hamstring	5	Out
2025 · wk 15	Not injury related	2	—
2025 · wk 8	knee	4	Out
2025 · wk 3	Not injury related	5	—
2022 · wk 20	ankle	1	—
2022 · wk 10	quad	3	Doubtful
2022 · wk 6	achilles	3	—
2021 · wk 8	ankle	1	Questionable
2021 · wk 5	hamstring	1	Questionable
2019 · wk 14	illness	1	—
2018 · wk 16	illness	1	—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 9 episodes · plus 2 not injury related · 27 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×2

2018

illness · 1w

2019

illness · 1w

2021

ankle · 1whamstring · 1w

2022

quad · 3wachilles · 3w

2025

Not injury related · 2wknee · 4wNot injury related · 5w

2026

hamstring · 5w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
doubtful
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call
Andy Dalton	QB	UNK	team's word	Out
Divine Deablo	LB	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Brian Robinson	RB	LTD	team's word	Out
Drake Jackson	LB	UNK	team's word	Out
Yasir Abdullah	DE	FULL	team's word	Questionable
JD Bertrand	LB	UNK	team's word	—
Robert Longerbeam	CB	UNK	team's word	Out
Billy Bowman Jr.	CB	FULL	team's word	Out
Beaux Collins	WR	FULL	team's word	Questionable
James Pearce Jr.	DE	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Cameron Williams	T	FULL	team's word	Out
Zachariah Branch	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Jack Strand	QB	UNK	team's word	Out

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 3:10 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 4:07 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 6:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that defensive end Samson Ebukam and wide receiver Zachariah Branch will both miss the game due to hamstring injuries.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“The Falcons will update the rest of their injuries when they release their first practice report of the week on Wednesday.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 11:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that defensive end Samson Ebukam and wide receiver Zachariah Branch will both miss the game due to hamstring injuries.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“The Falcons will update the rest of their injuries when they release their first practice report of the week on Wednesday.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 4:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that defensive end Samson Ebukam and wide receiver Zachariah Branch will both miss the game due to hamstring injuries.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Stefanski said he does not know if the two players will miss more time.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2
“The Falcons will update the rest of their injuries when they release their first practice report of the week on Wednesday.”	Pro Football Talk · Mon Nov 2

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:50 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of their best free agency pick ups for the next month as Samson Ebukam is placed on injured reserve.”	Atlanta Falcons · Tue Nov 3

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Ebukam and receiver Zachariah Branch were both dealing with hamstring injuries that would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain.”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“would sideline them for Sunday's game against Cincinnati in Madrid, Spain”	Newsday · Tue Nov 3

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	DE2 · 46% snaps
Season	2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game	1.8 tackles · 0.4 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career	8 seasons · 139 games before 2026
Injuries	9 episodes · last: hamstring, 2026 wk 8
Bio	age 31.3 · 9 seasons' experience · drafted round 4

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Samson Ebukam, a defensive end from Eastern Washington, was drafted by LA in round 4, pick 125, in 2017 and has 9 years of experience. He is on this week's watch list after being carried in from his last game week with a hamstring injury and an IR designation. He sat his last game and has not been activated. He has 7 weeks with snaps this season and about half the snaps over the last four weeks, with 1 multi-week hamstring episode since 2023 that has 8 games missed and 1 knee episode since 2023.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Role	DL, defense	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	about half the snaps	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch list	carried into the week from his last game week	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Designation carried into the week	IR	R2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury carried into the week	Hamstring	R2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
last_game.status	sat	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.missing	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games	7	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
return_state.activated	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk	0.7485	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.style	middle	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate	0.846	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Earlier hamstring injury episodes since 2023	1	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.site	hamstring	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed	2.0	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.games_missed	8	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.week_n	9	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.kind	multi-week	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2024	placed week 1	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
For DL players, a thigh injury costs a game	sometimes	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Position	DE	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Years of experience	9	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
College	Eastern Washington	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Drafted	round 4, pick 125, LA 2017	nflverse draft_picks · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Height (inches)	75	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)	245	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	31.5	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	7	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hamstring	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Fri Nov 6 · 7:06 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at strong-side linebacker — 76% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chart	second at strong-side linebacker
Last week	He left last week's game — far below his usual share
Snaps played	46% a week on average over 7 weeks, 76% at his highest
Build	6 ft 3 in · 245 lb
College	Eastern Washington
Drafted	2017, round 4 pick 125, by LA
Age	29-31 at the season's start
Experience	9 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ETPublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
Sun Nov 8 · 9:30 AM ETKickoffKickoff.

Last week, when he was on the report

Last week	His team said	Our call	Played
Week 8	Questionable	PLAY	yes

Named inactive in week 3

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.