Rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka.
OK, so rookie minicamp is over. Joe got to watch two underwear football practices, one outdoors in the heat, one in the air conditioning of the Glazer Shed.
And since there is no hitting, trying to gauge how edge rusher David Walker or defensive tackle Elijah Roberts looked is a total waste of time.
So, as one observes with flag football (which is what underwear football is), it’s all about the skill position players.
So, here is some brief insight into Bucs draft picks and one name UDFA.
> **Receiver Emeka Egbuka:** Hard to get a full read since the camp meat quarterbacks were hardly precise. The word Joe can use to describe Egbuka is “smooth.” No alligator arms in traffic and had no issue getting his feet down on plays along the sideline. Consistently found open space. Joe can’t recall seeing Egbuka drop a catchable ball other than a punt. Joe did see QB Connor Bazelak (Bowling Green) throw so far behind Egbuka on a crossing pattern that if Bazelak was a baseball pitcher, he would have been tossed for throwing behind the batter.
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> **Cornerback Jacob Parrish:** Joe thinks the Bucs may have something here. It was just two days of underwear football practice, but Parrish certainly looked like he belonged in the big-time. Had a pick-six Friday and had two pick-sixes on Saturday.
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> **Receiver/returner Tez Johnson:** The guy brings some style and flair. And he certainly has wiggle after the catch. When QB Jordan McCloud (Texas State) fastball’d a pass over the middle, Johnson did a nice job skying for the ball and hauling the pass in. At least for that one play, Johnson played a lot taller than his 5-10 height.
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> **Shilo Sanders:** Practiced as advertised: Smart and loud and professionally.
When it comes to Egbuka, the failed minor league pitcher and former high priest of the PFF tribe, Steve Palazzolo, had him categorized [as a “big slot”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5i9I_qSUo) and said his NFL comps for Egbuka are Cooper Kupp, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tyler Boyd or Chris Godwin.”
If Egbuka turns into one of those players, the Bucs made a helluva pick.