Jeffrey M'Ba

Jeffrey M'Ba (born September 14, 1999) is a Gabonese professional football nose tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). M'Ba played college football for the Auburn Tigers, Purdue Boilermakers, and SMU Mustangs, and signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2026.

Early life M'Ba was originally born in Libreville, Gabon, and grew up in France. After moving to the United States, he attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland for his senior year. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Virginia Cavaliers over offers from other schools such as Oregon, Ohio State, Tennessee, Michigan, Penn State, North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, and Florida State. However, M'Ba later de-committed and enroll to play at Independence Community College due to academic transcript issues.

College career Independence CC M'Ba spent two seasons at Independence Community College from 2020 through 2021, where he finished as the top overall JUCO recruit.

Auburn M'Ba transferred to play for the Auburn Tigers. In his lone season at Auburn in 2022, he played in six games, totaling seven tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble. After the season, M'Ba entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Purdue M'Ba transferred to play for the Purdue Boilermakers. In 2023, he totaled 16 tackles with two being for a loss and a sack. In 2024, M'Ba played in all 12 games, notching 30 tackles. After the season he once again entered the transfer portal.

SMU M'Ba transferred to play for the SMU Mustangs.

Professional career

M'Ba was drafted in the second round, 12th overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2026 CFL global draft but signed with the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2026. He was released on August 30, 2026, and re-signed to their practice squad the following day.