Next up in our 90-in-90 series is defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe!
Let’s get to know the third-year defender!
The Basics
Height: 6’5
Weight: 292 pounds
College: Alabama
Experience: 2
Justin Eboigbe hails from Forest Park, Georgia where he earned a consensus four-star ranking from ESPN and was named the 31st-ranked player in the entire country. After his senior season, Eboigbe earned an invite to the Under Armour All-American Game and chose to continue his career with the Alabama Crimson Tide over offers from Tennessee,
Georgia, and Florida.
As a true freshman in Tuscaloosa, Eboigbe earned two starts and played in 10 total contests. He ended the season with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks.
The next three seasons for Eboigbe were very underwhelming as he struggled to earn a starting gig for the Tide. From 2020 to 2022, he totaled just 49 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, and one interception to go with 3 pass deflections and two forced fumbles.
The 2023 season was Eboigbe’s first as a full-time starter and he more than took advantage of the opportunity by becoming one of the SEC’s most-disruptive defensive linemen. Eboigbe set career highs across the board with 63 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and seven sacks en route to earning First-Team All-SEC honors.
Following the season, Eboigbe participated in the NFL Combine where he ran a 5.18 in the 40-yard dash and jumped 28 inches in the vertical.
In the 2024 NFL Draft, Eboigbe was selected in the fourth round by the Chargers.
As a rookie, Eboigbe played in just five games and recorded only a pair of tackles. His workload took a leap in 2025 as he played in all 17 games while earning his first career start. By the end of the year, Eboigbe actually became one of the Chargers’ best rotational lineman. He recorded a career-high six sacks and seven tackles for loss, both of which ranked third on the entire defense.
The Good
Eboigbe showed major improvement in year two as a rotational defensive linemen. He went from being an afterthought as a rookie to finishing third on the team in both sacks and tackles for loss. That improvement is only more promising given his label as a ‘tweener coming out of college which does tend to hurt players without a true-and-tried position.
The Bad
Eboigbe is listed at 292 pounds which is quite lean for a defensive tackle standing around 6’4-6’5. He’s had to spend some time in the weight room to solidify his body mass to handle the rigors of NFL trenches and must continue to do so if he plans to stay arond that weight.
2026 Outlook
Eboigbe’s role should look fairly similar to what it did during this past season. The interior defender room is a bit full as far as bodies go, which now includes fifth-round rookie Nick Barrett and Scott Matlock who is now transitioning back to defense full-time. Still, based on how Eboigbe was able to produce in 2025, I don’t see a world where he won’t be utilized in a similar spot as a situational pass rusher up the middle. His versatility to also line up on the edge (something he did in emergency duty as a rookie) will allow Chris O’Leary more flexibility in unleashing his stable of horses up front.
