Emeka Egbuka On Pace For 85 Catches, 1,513 Yards & 17 Touchdowns
October 5th, 2025
Might the Bucs be winless without rookie receiver phenom Emeka Egbuka?
Maybe, but nobody cares because he belongs to Tampa Bay and is tearing up the NFL.
Egbuka had another eye-popping afternoon with 7 catches for 163 yards and 1 touchdown. He caught all 7 balls thrown his way, including a 57-yard bomb from Baker Mayfield.
That means Egbuka now on pace for 85 catches for 1,513 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Bucs rookie receivers have had some special seasons. Michael Clayton in 2004 (80 catches, 1,193 yards) comes to mind, along with 11 touchdowns from Mike Williams in 2010 for a 10-6 team, and Mike Evans squeaked out 1,000 yards on the sad 2014 Bucs. But what Egbuka is doing is unprecedented.
And he’s getting progressively better. Today, his hometown crowd and the challenging Seattle sun was no issue. Egbuka got open and tore apart the Seahawks.
Someone buy Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht a beer.
Scoring 38 points without Mike Evans and Bucky Irving says so much about this roster on the offensive side of the ball.
My friends, if there are ANY METRICS that say anything negative about Emeka Egbuka… I’m sorry, but I really couldn’t care less. 5 TDs in as many games! This young man can absolutely PLAY BALL! pic.twitter.com/iDDi0IPoje
— Joshua Cho (@jbchoknows) October 5, 2025