The Chargers selected Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe in the fourth round (No. 105 overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday morning.
The selection of Eboigbe gives the Chargers more depth to a defensive line room that includes Morgan Fox, Poona Ford, Otito Ogbonnia and Scott Matlock among others.
Eboigbe said Saturday that he is fired up to play for Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.
"He didn't recruit me but I had a lot of familiarity with him on New Year's Day, that Rose Bowl Game," Eboigbe said. "Didn't have the outcome [we wanted], but the success that he has had in the league and in college, there's no one that you'd want to play for any more than him."
The 23-year-old Eboigbe is listed at 6-foot-4 and 297 pounds.
Eboigbe was a 2023 First-Team All-SEC selection after tallying 63 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks in 14 games.
Eboigbe said he can line up anywhere along the defensive front.
"Honestly, it doesn't even matter," Eboigbe said. "If I can be on the field, it doesn't matter, I can play every position.
"I know one thing, whatever helps the team — whether that's at three-technique, five-technique, shade, it doesn't matter — as long as I can be able to effectively help the team, I'm all for it," Eboigbe added.
He played in just four games in 2022 due to a neck injury but said Saturday that he was at 100 percent for his final season with the Crimson Tide.
Eboigbe also said overcame the loss of his brother in May of 2022 in what was a trying year for him on and off the field.
"For me, it's just the versatility, the resilience, the adversity, that never-die attitude," Eboigbe said. "If anybody knows my story, knows where I came from and what I came back from, as far as injury, the adversity off of the field by losing my brother the same year as the injury, and came back and had my best season.
"It wasn't any luck, it was just work. That's what I plan on doing when I get there, just working. Put my head down and work, grind," Eboigbe added. "Gain the respect of the veterans and the teammates around me to where I get the trust of them."
Take a look through some photos of the Chargers selection at No. 105 in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, Defensive Lineman, Justin Eboigbe from The University of Alabama.
Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) battles with Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Robert Hainsey (72) during the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Alabama beat Notre Dame 31-14. (Cooper Neill via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (DL05) participates in a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Kevin Sabitus via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (DL05) participates in a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Kevin Sabitus via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (DL05) runs the the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Kevin Sabitus via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) rushes the line of scrimmage during the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Michigan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Michigan defeated Alabama in overtime, 27-20. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) reacts after a play during the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Michigan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Michigan defeated Alabama in overtime, 27-20. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (DL05) runs the the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Kevin Sabitus via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) reacts after tackling Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) during the second half of the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) lines up on defense during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) in a defensive stance during the Cotton Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game against Cincinnati, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Alabama won, 27-6. (Ric Tapia via AP)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) and defensive personnel take the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Michelle Haas Hutchins)
Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (92) gets set to rush the line of scrimmage during the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Michigan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Michigan defeated Alabama in overtime, 27-20. (Ryan Kang via AP)
