Emeka Egbuka

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Emeka Egbuka
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Egbuka with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2025
Ohio State Buckeyes–No. 2
Position Wide receiver
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-14) October 14, 2002 (age 22)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Steilacoom (Steilacoom, Washington)
Career highlights and awards

Emeka Egbuka (born October 14, 2002) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and is their leader in career receptions.

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Early life

Egbuka was born in Tacoma, Washington and grew up in DuPont, Washington. [1] [2] He attended Steilacoom High School and was named the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after he caught 83 passes for 1,607 yards and 25 touchdowns and compiled 2,240 all-purpose yards with three punt return touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns. [3] [4] Egbuka was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State. [5]

College career

Egbuka joined the Ohio State Buckeyes as an early enrollee in January 2021, forgoing his senior season at Steilacoom which had been moved to the spring due to COVID-19. [6] He played in 11 games as a freshman and caught nine passes for 191 yards. [7] He also returned 20 kickoffs for 580 yards and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. [8] [9] As a sophomore in 2022, Egbuka recorded over 1,000 receiving yards. He set the school's career receptions record during his 2024 senior season with 205. [10]

College statistics
SeasonGamesReceivingRushingKick returnsPunt returns
GPRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
2021 11919121.20————2058029.00————
2022 13741,15115.61011877.9212525.0011756.80
2023 104151512.645255.00————7233.30
2024 16811,01112.5108334.1011616.001-1-1.00
Career [11] 602052,86814.024241456.022262128.2019975.10

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		202 lb
(92 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine [12] [13] [14]

Personal life

Egbuka is a Christian. [15] Egbuka's grandfather Ron Frederick was elected mayor of DuPont, Washington, in 2020. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Steilacoom's Emeka Egbuka, nation's No. 1 junior athlete, getting five-star treatment". The Seattle Times . November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ Birmingham, Jeremy (December 14, 2020). "'Different' Emeka Egbuka won't accept anything short of greatness". On3. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Seattle Times All-State Football: Steilacoom's Emeka Egbuka just 'plays at a different speed'". The Seattle Times . December 14, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ Eklund, Scott (December 6, 2019). "Steilacoom's Egbuka is the Gatorade State Player of the Year". 247Sports.com . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (December 11, 2020). "Emeka Egbuka commits to Ohio State Buckeyes football team". ESPN.com . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Phil (January 23, 2021). "Ohio State football's early enrollees for 2021". Buckeyes Wire. USA Today . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gay, Colin (September 3, 2022). "What you need to know about Ohio State football wide receiver Emeka Egbuka". The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ Benge, Jacob (August 28, 2022). "Emeka Egbuka becoming 'multifaceted' as Ohio State kick returner, receiver". Rivals.com . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ Means, Stephen (September 4, 2022). "Emeka Egbuka, Marvin Harrison show promise but leave plenty of room for growth in first start: Stephen Means' Observations". Cleveland.com . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ Schmidt, Lori (January 20, 2025). "'Ohio State football's Emeka Egbuka now has more catches than any Buckeyes player ever'" . Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Emeka Egbuka College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Emeka Egbuka Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2025 NFL Combine Measurements by School: Heights, Weights, Hand Sizes, and More". CollegeFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Emeka Egbuka College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Claybourn, Cole. "15 Christ-following college football players to watch in 2024". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ Birmingham, Jeremy (December 14, 2020). "'Different' Emeka Egbuka won't accept anything short of greatness". On3. Retrieved May 15, 2024.


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