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0:342025 NFL Draft Grades: Buccaneers Select Emeka Egbuka No. 19
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0:51Top Wide Receivers in the 2025 NFL Draft: Emeka Egbuka (Ohio State)
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Draft Scouting Report
Rating: 86.65 (Pro Bowl potential)
Pro Comparison: Terry McLaurin
Summary
Emeka Egbuka is a very experienced, relatively explosive wideout with quality size for a speedster. His burst off the line and during his route is very noticeable, and he's savvy changing speeds to create separation. He's more linear than super flexible, but there's minimal stiffness to his athletic profile. His top-end long speed seems good, but it's not unbelievable. Egbuka is most impressive off the line and blazing through the intermediate level, running crisp routes. He'll have enough route-running skill to be a quality separator at the next level, yet it won't be a pure specialty. He has enough size to battle through press and bumps at the line, but occasionally it knocks him off kilter. He could stand to get a tick stronger. He tracks the football downfield awesomely in tight spaces and over his shoulder, although he's not really a leaper/rebounder type who'll win in traffic to secure the catch. Overall, his hands are reliable and he doesn't have many drops on film. Despite overall impressive athletic traits, he doesn't provide much by way to juking or contact balance after the catch, but his speed can generate some extra yardage post-catch. Egbuka is a reliable receiver type with WR1 upside.
About
- Career: Three-time All-Big Ten (second team and third team twice)
- Career: 173 catches for 2,469 yards and 24 total touchdowns (22 receiving and two rushing)
Strengths
- Burst off the line and acceleration in his routes
- Quality route-runner with twitchy movement to create separation
- Tracks the football very naturally down the field
Weaknesses
- Not a major YAC contributor
- At times, physicality from the CB hinders his route timing
- More of a linear athlete than a super loose, lateral movement type
2024 Receiving
| STATS | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 81 | 1011 | 12.5 | 10 | 68 |
Top Emeka Egbuka News
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Buccaneers' Emeka Egbuka: Tampa adds firepower with 19th pick
The Buccaneers selected Egbuka in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 19th overall.
Egbuka (6-foot-1, 202 pounds) might be somewhat redundant to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in the short term, but the former Ohio State star can line up either in the slot or the boundary, so at the very least Egbuka can provide a plug-and-play swing backup utility to Tampa Bay while projecting as a long-term replacement for whichever of Evans or Godwin requires replacing first. Fellow wideout and 2024 third-round pick Jalen McMillan could very well be the starter opposite Egbuka at that future point, but in the meantime Egbuka should probably be the favorite to claim the WR3 role at McMillan's expense. Egbuka set the Ohio State career reception record with 205, which he turned into 2,868 yards and 24 touchdowns in 49 career games. While Egbuka likely lacks the speed to dictate a vertical presence as a receiver, he likely projects as a high-volume target on underneath and slot routes.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 202 lbs |
| Birthplace: Steilacoom, WA |
| Class: Senior |