Today the Raiders made it official, sending right tackle Trent Brown to injured reserve. To fill the roster spot he vacated, the Raiders signed linebacker Ukeme Eligwe.
Eligwe was originally a 5th round pick out of Georgia Southern by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 draft. He appeared in 14 games with one start as a rookie in KC but was among the team’s final roster cuts prior to the 2018 season. From there he joined the Giants, appearing in 10 games
Eligwe, a 6-foot-2, 239-pound linebacker, joins the Raiders after spending the season on the Tennessee Titans’ and most recently the New York Jets’ practice squad. Originally a fifth-round selection (183rd overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft, Eligwe spent his first two seasons with the club and has appeared in 24 games and made one start, totaling 10 tackles (seven solo), one sack and one pass defended.
The 6-2, 239-pound outside linebacker has spent this season split between the practice squads of the Titans and Jets.
Eligwe started his college football career at Florida State before transferring to Georgia Southern after his sophomore season. He compiled 121 tackles (10.5 for a loss) and 4.5 sacks in 21 appearances.
As a senior in 2016, he started in 11 games and earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention and Sun Belt All-Newcomer Team honors after leading the program in tackles (104), tackles for loss (11) and forced fumbles (three)
