Emeka Egbuka

Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#2UNDERPAID

Pos WRHt 6'1"Wt 205 lbExp 1 yrCollege Ohio State

Updated September 21, 2026

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Model Score

76.4 MODEL

Resting on limited playing time

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Emeka Egbuka Injury StatusNot listed

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report as of Sep 20. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Emeka Egbuka Stats This Season · 1 games

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

63.0

Yds/Gm

11.3

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

1.169

EPA / target

2.4 yd

Avg separation

7.4 yd

Avg cushion

1.2

YAC over exp

83.3%

Catch %

Draft & College

Round 1, pick 19 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 2025

Ohio State (Big Ten)

Taken

#19

where he actually went

Consensus board

28th

average of the public big boards that spring

Our college model

#37

among WR in our college data

He went earlier than consensus.

In college · 2021-2024 · 43 games

202 rec, 2,848 yds, 20 TD, 14.1 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Coming out

9.72

RAS

4.3s

40 yd

Comps

College career

his college career vs theirs

Deion Branch93%Allenzae Staggers81%Darren Carrington II81%

STM Take

Egbuka at STTM #37 tier 5 as a rookie behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in TB is the role-share story typical for a first-round WR behind two veteran starters. The Ohio State all-time receptions record is the long-term pedigree. The 6 rookie TDs on 63 catches suggest the route-running profile clicked even in a part-time role.

Egbuka was born in Tacoma, Washington, attended Steilacoom High, and finished his Ohio State career as the school's all-time receptions leader. He won the 2024 CFP national title. Tampa Bay took him 19th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. Rookie line: 63 catches for 938 yards and 6 TDs.

Strengths

Ohio State's all-time career receptions leader; the college tape is one of the deepest in the 2025 class.
63 catches on a Buccaneers offense with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin ahead of him; the volume floor is real even in a WR3 role.

Concerns

938 rookie yards behind a 30-plus PPR Mike Evans means his WR1 transition needs the depth chart to clear.
Recent game log shows multiple sub-7 PPR weeks; the boom-bust pattern lives on a slot route tree.

What to watch: Whether the Mike Evans contract situation opens a clear WR1 path for Egbuka in 2026 or 2027.