He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

[13] Throughout training camp, Ebukam competed to be a backup outside linebacker against Morgan Fox, Ejuan Price, Cory Littleton, and Carlos Thompson.

[14] Head coach Sean McVay named Ebukam a backup outside linebacker to start the regular season, behind Robert Quinn and Connor Barwin.

[15] He made his professional regular season debut in the Rams' season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and recorded three solo tackles in their 46–9 victory.

[16] On November 12, 2017, Ebukam recorded one solo tackle and forced the first fumble of his career during a sack in the Rams' 33–7 win against the Houston Texans.

[17] Ebukam made his first career sack on Texans' quarterback Tom Savage for a seven-yard loss and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Tyrunn Walker in the third quarter.

[18] On December 3, 2017, Ebukam earned his first career start and collected a season-high five solo tackles in a 32–16 win at the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13.

[21] On January 6, 2018, Ebukam appeared in his first career playoff game and made one tackle during the Rams' 26–13 loss against the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Round.

[27] In the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints, he recorded three tackles and a forced fumble in a tough 26–23 overtime victory.

[26] Two of those sacks came in the second half of a Week 17 game against the Cardinals which was critical for both teams, as the winner would clinch a playoff spot.