Emeke Egbule

Emeke Egbule is a professional American football player. Emeke Egbule is currently a linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers. Since his four years in Houston, he has been regarded as one of the top defensive players in the league. Emeke enjoys playing video games in addition to football.

The Los Angeles Chargers selected Emeke in the 2019 NFL Draft. Emeke was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2019 NFL Draft.

History and Family

Emeke Egbule was born in Galena Park, Texas, on October 13, 1996. His parents are from Nigeria.

Ken Egbule, Egbule’s father, was a high school coordinator in Houston.

His mother’s name, on the other hand, has yet to be revealed.

Egbule is currently 25 years old. EH-meh-Keh EGG-boo-Leh is how he pronounces his name.

Chukemeke MaCaulay Egbul is his given name, while Emeke is his nickname.

Egbule is an American national with the horoscope sign of Libra.

Height, Weight, and Playing Style

Emeke Egbule is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 111 kilograms (245 lbs).

His arm is 33 inches long, and his hand is 9 1/4 inches wide.

This Chargers linebacker works extremely hard.

To boost his fitness, he undertakes weighted gym workouts like bench presses and squats, as well as outdoor workouts.

Egbule possesses the appropriate height, weight, length, quickness, and physicality to play a variety of defensive positions in the NFL.

He was an edge rusher, overhang defender, and inside backer during his college career.

Facts of Emeke Egbule

Salary and Net Worth

Emeke Egbule’s estimated net worth is estimated between $500k to $1 million.

Emeke signed a 4-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers worth $2.6 million. It also included a $1,56,364 bonus and $1,56,364 guaranteed money.

Breaking down his contract, he earned $495,000 in his first year, followed by $6,75,000 in his second year.

Likewise, in 2021 he received $8,50,000 and will receive $9,65,000 in his last year’s contract.

Furthermore, Egbule will become an unrestricted free agent in 2023 free agency.

Aside from his salary, Egbbule also gets sponsorship deals. At the moment, Nike sponsors Egbule.

His jerseys and other merch can be shopped in the Nike store or Los Angeles Chargers store.

Senior High School

Egbule was a North Shore High School student. In high school, he was a multisport athlete.

He participated in both the basketball and football teams.

He didn’t play football at the beginning of high school and was more interested in basketball.

He was a power forward for them.

After his high school football coach invited him to try out for the squad, Emeke attempted football.

He used to play tight end in high school. He was also named to the first team of the 21-5A all-district team in 2013. In his final year of basketball, he also won the state championship.

Despite his outstanding football career, Egbule has only rated a 2-star recruit by 247 opponents following graduation.

But that didn’t stop Egbule from enrolling in Houston’s prestigious football program.

He also took part in charitable events at his high school’s Children’s Hospital after Hurricane Harvey.

Highlights from College

Egbule spent his four years of college at the University of Houston.

Since starting college, this Texas native has made an immediate effect on the team.

Emeke spent much of his freshman year on special teams. But he did play all 14 games.

In his rookie season, he had 11 tackles, one tackle for loss, a sack, and a fumble recovery.

He also participated in the Peach Bowl and won the game. He describes it as his favorite college football memory.

Later in his sophomore year, he appeared in all 13 games, starting five of them.

He made 20 tackles, one interception, one fumble recovery, and scored his first career touchdown.

Egbule also remarked that his favorite college football play was his first touchdown.

In 2017, Egbule was promoted to the starting lineup. He started each of the 12 games.

He also had 60 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and one fumble recovery to his credit.

Egbule started every game during his senior year at Houston in 2018.

He had 69 tackles, 5.5 for loss, a couple of sacks, a career-high two interceptions, and four fumble recoveries at the end of the season. With seven pass breakups, he led all AAC linebackers.

Overall in his college career, Egbule finished with 164 tackles, including 98 solos.

He also recorded two touchdowns, each on a fumble return.

Furthermore, on 9th May 2019, he graduated with a UH Supply Chain and Logistics degree.

He mentions his degree will be useful after the end of his football career.

Besides, football Egbule always wanted to be an entrepreneur.

On his graduation day, he had a flight to join California to join Los Angeles Chargers minicamp, but his flight got canceled due to bad weather.

Professional Career

NFL combine and Draft

Emeke was one of the 3 Houston players that appeared in the NFL combine.

In the NFL combine, he completed a 40-yard in 4.65 seconds, followed by 4.38 seconds in 20 yards shuttle.

Furthermore, Egbule jumped 33.0 inches in the vertical leap and 119 inches in the broad jump.

Likewise, he completed 20 reps of 225lbs bench press.

Egbule rose on draft boards with a strong display in the field during his senior year, followed by NFL scouting combine workouts results.

He had a busy schedule before the draft. Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, San Fransico 49ers, and New Orleans Saints were among the team he had meetings and private workouts with before the draft.

Later, in the 2019 NFL draft, Egbule was drafted by Los Angeles Chargers. Moreover, he was selected in the sixth round as the 200th overall pick.

Beginning

Emeke has already played two years in NFL for Los Angeles Chargers.

In his first season in 2019, he played 15 games, recording four tackles, all solo.

Likewise, in his second season, he recorded seven tackles, including four solos.

Personal Life/ Siblings

Emeke has three siblings altogether. He has a twin sister named Osmose Egbule, and they both graduated from the same high school.

Osmose is a lifestyle blogger and has several Instagram handles and youtube, where she uploads her daily vlogs and photos.

Likewise, his brother Oriekos Egbule also attends and plays basketball for North Shore’s Highschool. In 2019, he led the team in scoring.

Lastly, he has an elder sister Chelcie Blackwell. Not much has been found about her.

Relationship

As of 2022, Emeke Egbule is single. Likewise, his past relationship has not been disclosed yet.

Helmet

During his freshman season, Egbule delivered the hit in his training camp.

At the drill, he hit running back hard enough to bend his facemask.

Later, in an interview, he mentioned that the facemask was a symbol of pride: not afraid to go against anyone.

Intern

When he was a child, Egbule went to NASA for a field trip.

Since then, he has been fascinated by the things going around there and has always wanted to go there in the future.

So, after the end of his rookie NFL season, Emeke went to NASA for a 1-week internship.

Furthermore, Egbule mentions he found new things and facts about how they operate in NASA.

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Social Media Presence

At present, Egbule has Instagram and Twitter handles.

On Instagram, he has around 10.3k followers, whereas on Twitter 2173 followers.

On Instagram, Egbule mostly likes to upload his football matches and training photos.

He also seems to be a foodie.

In highlights, he has a separate section called food where he keeps food photos.

Egbule is also using his social media to raise voices for a social cause.

Recently, he uploaded a video to protest to end of SARS.