Emeka Egbuka

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2024: 81 catches, 1,011 receiving yards, 10 TD.

WR · Ohio State · Sr. · #2

6′1″ · 205 lb · Steilacoom, WA

CFB Index 85 · #19 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceTampa Bay — drafted 2025, Rd 1, Pick 19, #19 overall

Recruiting

5★

WR recruit

No. 10 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

Statement game9 rec · 71 yds · 3 TDvs Iowa (FBS) · W 35-7

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2024: 81 catches, 1,011 receiving yards, 10 TD.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Ohio State in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Tampa Bay in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio State, 2,867 receiving yards — drafted at #19 overall by Tampa Bay.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 143 yds at Michigan State.Michigan State · W 49-202022

20217 games

Signed with Ohio State5-star out of Steilacoom

202213 games

All-Big Tensecond

202310 games

All-Big Tenthird

202416 games

All-Big Tenthird

2025

Drafted by Tampa Bayround 1, pick 19

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#10 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #19

Tampa Bay · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2024)

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 2nd NFL season

#19Rd 1 · Pick 19

Tampa BayEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

85All-Conference level #19 of 466?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rec tds (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#130 / 610 · 79th pct

9.9%

Explosive rate#272 / 610 · 55th pct

15.4%

EPA / target#277 / 610 · 55th pct

0.91

Yards / catch#287 / 610 · 53rd pct

12.0

Catch rate#394 / 610 · 35th pct

86.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#14 / 541 · 97th pct

Rec TDs#13 / 541 · 97th pct

Rec yards#25 / 541 · 95th pct

1011

Long catch#98 / 541 · 82nd pct

Rush yards#76 / 299 · 75th pct

Yards / catch#301 / 541 · 44th pct

12.5

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

57th → 55th percentile

Explosive rate

66th → 55th percentile

Catch rate

22nd → 35th percentile

TD rate

69th → 79th percentile

Yards / catch

58th → 53rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 16 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home9g	4.8	64.3	13.4	0.7
Road7g	5.4	61.7	11.6	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-710g	6.1	79.4	13.8	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	36.2	10.6	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

85 · #19 of 466 WRs

Former five-star. Now #19 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Ohio State	81	1,011	12.5	10	--
2023	Ohio State	41	514	12.5	4	--
2022	Ohio State	74	1,151	15.6	10	--
2021	Ohio State	9	191	21.2	0	--
Career		205	2,867	14.0	24	--

Season	Team
2024	Ohio State	8	33	--	-1	--
2023	Ohio State	5	25	--	23	--
2022	Ohio State	11	87	25	75	--
2021	Ohio State	--	--	580	--	--
Career		24	145	605	97	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2024

W 41–21

at Oregon

5 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD

With W. Howard — 319 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.7 · -3 rush yds (5 car) · J. McGuire — 40 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Marshall · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +6.24W.Howard pass complete. Catch made by E.Egbuka for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 5 · Michigan State · 4&5 · Q3 · EPA +4.81Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 33 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 1 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 42 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 13 · Indiana · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 25 yds to the IU 25 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Michigan State · 2&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.06Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 20 yds to the MSU 38 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Iowa · 2&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.06W.Howard pass complete. Catch made by E.Egbuka for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 7 · Oregon · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 15 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 5 · Michigan State · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 19 yds to the MSU 42 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -2.80Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 24 yds Emeka Egbuka fumbled, forced by Drayk Bowen, recovered by ND Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
Week 10 · Penn State · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 25 yds for a TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week