Already one of the NFL’s top receivers.
If you are having an ugly day at work, let Joe try to brighten your day.
The Bucs this past April drafted one of the best receivers — not just in the draft — in the NFL.
That’s right. Just five weeks into the season, it’s both fair and reasonable to knight Emeka Egbuka as one of the better receivers in the NFL. No joke.
Why does Joe type that? Well, Egbuka is now tied for second-most touchdown catches (5), is fourth in receiving yards (445) and is tied for fourth with the highest average yards-per-catch at 17.8.
So yeah, Joe thinks it’s fair to suggest Egbuka is one of the best receives in the game.
And if you listen to the latest edition of the soon-to-be-published “Ira Kaufman Podcast,” you will hear Joe mention of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield and Egbuka they they already have a chemistry developed in those 20ish-yard passes down the right seam.
Pretty, pretty passes. And for touchdowns, too!
So today, Mayfield was asked why he looks so dialed in targeting Egbuka even though the two haven’t even played a half-dozen games together.
Mayfield summed it up in five words.
“He’s just pretty damn good,” Mayfield said.
That’s all that needs to be said.