
Receiver, Ohio State, 2021–24
Emeka Egbuka
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Steilacoom, WA
- Born
- Oct 14, 2002, in Tacoma, Washington
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Emeka Egbuka played receiver at Ohio State (2021–24). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Egbuka in the first round, No. 19 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highat Oregon, 2024143receiving yards, career highat Michigan State, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Iowa, 2024Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2024
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 0 | 85 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 74 | 1,151 | 15.6 | 10 | 69 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 41 | 514 | 12.5 | 4 | 28 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 81 | 1,011 | 12.5 | 10 | 68 |
| Career | 205 | 2,867 | 14.0 | 24 | 85 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 20 | 580 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 1 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | – | – | – | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | – | – | – | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 605 | 0 | 19 | 97 | 0 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 2 | 27 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 24 | 145 | 6.0 | 2 | 27 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 2 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Ohio State | 2 | WR | So. | ||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 2 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Ohio State | 2 | WR | Sr. | 6′1″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 10 | 1.38 | – | – | 13.8 | – |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 113 | 0.83 | 67th (n=683) | 0.71 | 93.7 | 13% |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 63 | 0.68 | 34th (n=681) | 0.80 | 42.7 | 10% |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 100 | 0.83 | 37th (n=581) | 0.92 | 83.3 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Ohio State 16 games, 81 catches, 1,011 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 52–6 | 4 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 56–0 | 5 | 98 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 49–14 | 5 | 117 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 38–7 | 7 | 96 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 35–7 | 9 | 71 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 31–32 | 10 | 93 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 21–17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 20–13 | 3 | 31 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 31–7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 38–15 | 7 | 80 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 10–13 | 4 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 42–17 | 5 | 81 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 41–21 | 5 | 72 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. | W 28–14 | 5 | 51 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. | W 34–23 | 6 | 64 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Ohio State 10 games, 41 catches, 514 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 23–3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 35–7 | 5 | 94 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 63–10 | 4 | 57 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 17–14 | 7 | 96 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 37–17 | 3 | 40 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 35–16 | 4 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 38–3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 37–3 | 5 | 83 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 24–30 | 3 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 3–14 | 6 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Ohio State 13 games, 74 catches, 1,151 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 21–10 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–12 | 4 | 118 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 77–21 | 7 | 116 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 52–21 | 6 | 118 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 49–10 | 4 | 70 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 49–20 | 5 | 143 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 54–10 | 6 | 80 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 44–31 | 6 | 53 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 21–7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 56–14 | 2 | 38 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 43–30 | 6 | 82 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 23–45 | 9 | 125 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 41–42 | 8 | 112 | 1 | – | – | – |
2021 Ohio State 8 games, 20 returns, 580 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ | |
| Weight | 202 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38″W | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 63 | 938 | 6 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 21 | 192 | 1 |
| NFL career | 22 | 84 | 1,130 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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