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Emeka Egbuka’s Bucs breakout is happening faster than anyone expected

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made one of the more surprising moves in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, selecting Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th pick. Egbuka was certainly worthy of being drafted where he was but the Bucs weren't exactly hurting for wide receiver talent leading into the draft, as they still had Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Jalen McMillan at their disposal.

Be that as it may, the Bucs went with their gut, took Egbuka, and it already looks like it's paying off for them. While attending Bucs training camp last week, ESPN's Dan Graziano wrote about how Egbuka has been the talk of Tampa's training camp so far, including quotes from Jason Licht, Todd Bowles, and Baker Mayfield.