Justin Eboigbe (born April 9, 2001) is an American professional

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for the Los Angeles Chargers of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Eboigbe attended Forest Park High School in

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. He was selected to play in the 2019

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. He committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Alabama in 2019, Eboigbe played in 10 games with two starts and had 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In 2020 he had 19 tackles and an

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in 13 games and in 2021 had 19 tackles and a half sack in 15 games. Eboigbe played in the first four games of the 2022 season, before suffering a season-ending neck injury. He returned from the injury in 2023.

Professional career

Egoigbe was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 105th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

References

External links

Los Angeles Chargers bioAlabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eboigbe, Justin 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Clayton County, Georgia People from Forest Park, Georgia American football defensive ends American football defensive tackles Alabama Crimson Tide football players Los Angeles Chargers players