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Emeka Egbuka

Wide Receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #2.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 2
Born: Oct 14, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Steilacoom, WA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 205 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Regular Season	21	33	192	9.1	1	21	9	2	11	5.5	1	14
Last 5 Games	21	33	192	8.6	1	21	9	2	11	5.5	1	14
Career	84	160	1,130	13.5	7	77	43	4	20	5.0	1	14

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	49 targets	-0.26	39%		89th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Thu, Oct 8	@ DAL	W 24-16	6	9	38	6.3	0	21	2	1	14	14.0	1	14	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	2	4	13	6.5	0	8	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs MIN	L 23-16	5	9	62	12.4	0	21	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CLE	L 23-19	3	5	16	5.3	1	7	1	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CIN	L 33-27	5	6	63	12.6	0	17	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Emeka Egbuka (born October 14, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, finishing as their career receptions leader prior to being selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Emeka Egbuka, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Egbuka was born in Tacoma, Washington and grew up in Steilacoom, Washington. He began playing football at a young age, and initially wanted to play college football for the Oregon Ducks. His admiration for the program came from their uniforms and his idolization of late Ducks linebacker Fotu Leiato, a fellow Steilacoom native and childhood mentor of Egbuka. He attended Steilacoom High School and was named the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after he caught 83 passes for 1,607 yards and 25 touchdowns and compiled 2,240 all-purpose yards with three punt return touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns. Egbuka was also a standout baseball athlete, playing center fielder throughout his youth career. When he was 8 years old, he won the MLB's Pitch, Hit & Run competition for his age group. Egbuka credits baseball as a contributor for his athleticism, and claims it helped him develop into a better wide receiver. Egbuka was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State.

College career

Egbuka joined the Ohio State Buckeyes as an early enrollee in January 2021, forgoing his senior season at Steilacoom which had been moved to the spring due to COVID-19. He played in 11 games as a freshman and caught nine passes for 191 yards. He also returned 20 kickoffs for 580 yards and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. As a sophomore in 2022, Egbuka recorded over 1,000 receiving yards. He set the school's career receptions record during his 2024 senior season with 205.

Personal life

Egbuka's grandfather Ron Frederick was elected mayor of DuPont, Washington, in 2020. Egbuka is of Igbo Nigerian descent through his father. He got engaged to soccer player Laney Egbuka (née Matriano) in January 2026. The couple married on July 3, 2026. Egbuka is a Christian.

From Wikipedia’s article on Emeka Egbuka, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹