Welcome To The End Zone, Emeka Egbuka!
August 16th, 2025
Rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka getting some love on the sideline after his first NFL touchdown pass tonight.
Joe is so damn happy fans are getting to see what Joe has seen through every training camp practice: a true No. 1 Bucs receiver not named Mike Evans.
Bucs’ first-round pick Emeka Egbuka was 100 percent up to the test in his first preseason game, but that was against the lowly Titans without fellow Bucs starters on the field.
But Thursday against the Steelers in a joint practice, Egbuka was one of the best players on the field, certainly the second best receiver on the field behind Mike Evans.
With Evans sitting out tonight against the Steelers in the Preseason Week 2 game, Egbuka was the “No. 1” receiver for Tampa Bay. And his talent was on display. Below you can watch the replay of his first career touchdown catch, a thing of beauty — adjustment, strengh and focus. And how bout that money touch throw from Teddy Bridgewater. Egbuka beat veteran Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols, who they signed as a free agent in March.
Welcome to the end zone, Emeka!
And now the first TD for @EgbukaEmeka 🙌
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) August 16, 2025