Arnold Ebiketie
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Yaoundé, Cameroon
 Ebiketie in 2022 | |||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1999 Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Albert Einstein (Kensington, Maryland, U.S.) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2022: 2nd round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Arnold Kevin Ebiketie (/ˌɛbɪˈkeɪti/ EBB-ih-KAY-tee;[1] born 23 January 1999) is a Cameroonian professional American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls before transferring to Penn State.
Ebiketie originally attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland before transferring to Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, Maryland.[2] As a senior he had 21.5 sacks. He committed to Temple University to play college football.[3]
College career
Ebiketie played at Temple from 2017 to 2020.[4] While at Temple, he had 58 tackles and six sacks. After the 2020 season, he transferred to Penn State University.[5] He became a starter his first year at Penn State.[6][7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 9+3⁄4 in (2.08 m) | 4.66 s | 1.69 s | 2.64 s | 4.24 s | 6.95 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 21 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
Ebiketie was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 38th overall, 2022 NFL draft.[11] Ebiketie made his season debut in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints where he recorded his first professional sack.[12] Ebiketie made his first professional start in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers, he made five tackles in the 28–14 win.[13] In Week 10 against the Chicago Bears, Ebiketie recorded a season-high six tackles and a sack in the 27–24 win.[14]
Ebiketie finished the season with 30 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.[15]
Philadelphia Eagles
On March 13, 2026, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Ebiketie to a one-year, $7.3 million contract.[16]
