Los Angeles Chargers select Justin Eboigbe in fourth round of 2024 NFL Draft
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe is off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft. Eboigbe has been drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers with the No. 105 pick in the fourth round.
Justin Eboigbe spent five seasons with Alabama after signing with the Crimson Tide as a four-star recruit in the class of 2019. He was ranked as the No. 69 overall player in the country for that season, according to the On3 Industry rankings.
Eboigbe was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2023 after recording 64 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss. That includes four tackles in the Rose Bowl against Michigan after helping Alabama reach the College Football Playoff.
The Georgia native immediately made an impact at Alabama after joining the program ahead of the 2019 season.
As a freshman, Justin Eboigbe played in 10 games, making a pair of starts. That season, he finished the year with 10 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
In 2020, Eboigbe appeared in 13 games, making 19 tackles and adding an interception. The following year, he recorded 19 tackles, while helping Alabama reach the national championship game.
Justin Eboigbe then had a setback in 2022. He appeared in four games and was off to a strong start to the year, recording 11 tackles, before suffering an injury that cost him the rest of the season.
The good news is that he rebounded from that to have his best year yet in 2023 and is now off to the NFL.
What NFL Draft analysts are saying about Justin Eboigbe
As for what kind of player Justin Eboigbe will be at the next level, NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein had this to say:
“Tweener with solid power but below-average snap explosiveness and quickness, which prevents him from making more plays. Eboigbe plays base end and can slide inside when needed, but lacks the anchor and power associated with most Alabama interior defenders. He’s more than capable of bullying tight ends as a base end, but will need to move inside as a pass rusher. Eboigbe’s NFL frame and strong pop at contact could create an opportunity for him to compete for a backup role in 4-3 or 3-4 schemes.”
He added that strengths for Eboigbe include: “Size provides versatility to play in even or odd fronts. First strike carries good pop and aggression at point of attack. Uses long strides to bypass blockers into the gap. Rarely cheated as a tackler and finishes what he starts. Creates decent cave when he cranks up his bull rush.”
Before the draft, Lance Zierlein projected him to go in the fifth or sixth round.