49ers agree to two-year deal with LB Samson Ebukam

The 49ers are poaching away a young player from a division rival. San Francisco agreed to terms on a deal with former Rams outside linebacker Samson Ebukam, sources tell Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (Twitter link).

It’s a two-year pact worth $12M that can be worth up to $13.5M with incentives, Pelissero writes. A 2017 fourth-round pick, Ebukam has shown plenty of flashes, although he’s never been able to have a full-time role in the Rams’ often loaded defensive front. This past year he started 14 games but only played around 35 percent of the defensive snaps in a rotational role.

Still, he managed to finish with 4.5 sacks, so it easily could’ve been double digits had he been playing every down. He’s also been durable, appearing in all 16 games in all four of his pro seasons.

The Eastern Washington product is still only 25, so this is a nice upside signing for a 49ers team that saw its pass-rushers get decimated by injuries this past year. Fortunately the Niners will have Nick Bosa back in 2021, which should make Ebukam’s job easier just like playing next to Aaron Donald did.