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Reaction to the Buccaneers' Selection of Emeka Egbuka | 2025 NFL Draft

Here is how the world reacted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafting Ohio State Wide Receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft

Apr 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Gabriel Kahaian

Buccaneers.com Contributor

The wait is over; the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have found their guy. This offseason, General Manager Jason Licht and Head Coach Todd Bowles made it clear they would not pass on special offensive talent — and they proved it on draft night. Emeka Egbuka joins the Krewe as one of the most accomplished receivers in Ohio State history. The building is thrilled over the selection, describing the first-round pick as 'our type of guy.' The Bucs had a top-five offense in 2024 and just added another dimension to their aerial attack. Here are the reactions around the NFL to the Buccaneers adding Egbuka to their arsenal.

Neither @joelklatt nor Colin Cowherd have talked to a single person who hasn't loved Emeka Egbuka. ❤️

More on why the @OhioStateFB WR is such a special player. pic.twitter.com/8S9bsghDGo
— The Joel Klatt Show: A CFB Pod (@JoelKlattShow) April 24, 2025

The next generation of legendary WRs.

Emeka Egbuka joins Mike Evans in Tampa Bay 👏 @MoveTheSticks

📺: 2025 #NFLDraft – on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/aEhpGukAUi
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) April 25, 2025

GM Jason Licht on Emeka Egbuka: “We did not have him in for a visit because there were no questions on him…he is a perfectionist.” Added, “he is our kind-of-guy.”
— Brianna Dix (@briannadixNFL) April 25, 2025

EMEKA EGBUKA TO THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

They add ANOTHER WEAPON for Baker Mayfield#PMSDraftSpectacular #WeAreTheKrewe pic.twitter.com/v5KjCQlfEU
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 25, 2025

Really love the @Buccaneers pick for Egbuka
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) April 25, 2025

Emeka Egbuka is going to be a stud in the NFL.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) April 25, 2025

“Character, humility, hard work,” @colincowherd says on @FoxSportsRadio of Bucs rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka, talking about what got him to go 19th overall in first round.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) April 25, 2025

Emeka Egbuka is going to be converting a lot of 3rd downs in a lot of big playoff games. https://t.co/M4udmb1Vlb pic.twitter.com/k4evaCTYDc
— SCOUTD (@scoutdnfl) April 24, 2025

Emeka Egbuka is a great blocker for Bucky Irving

Great Pick 💪
pic.twitter.com/CoVuELyJkl
— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) April 25, 2025

hey Bucs fans:
A team was meeting with OSU QB Will Howard at the combine. they asked him, "if you could take one teammate from your National Championship team with you to start a franchise together, who would you take?"

"Emeka Egbuka. No question. And it's not even close."
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) April 25, 2025

Feel like Emeka Egbuka could be one of those really good NFL players a lot of people overlooked in college because of the star power around him.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) April 25, 2025

The Bucs WR room is scary 😳

Emeka Egbuka is off to Tampa Bay at No. 19 🏴‍☠️ pic.twitter.com/JdCE08jBCv
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 25, 2025

EMEKA EGBUKA TO THE BUCS 💰
(via @swishxvibes)
pic.twitter.com/pMSMYjWzGE
— Overtime (@overtime) April 25, 2025

*after much delay*

Baker Mayfield adding Emeka Egbuka pic.twitter.com/2iKnUJmERS
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) April 25, 2025

Congrats to Washington’s own Emeka Egbuka, who was drafted by the @Buccaneers in this year’s NFL Draft!

In 2011, Emeka was the National Pitch, Hit & Run Champion in the boys 7–8 year-old division and threw out a first pitch to @RealKingFelix 👏 pic.twitter.com/X8oxln6OY7
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 25, 2025

Jeremiah Smith is pumped for his fellow Buckeye WR after Emeka Egbuka was drafted by the Bucs 🌰#B1GFootball x @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/ENJ6FlLkyM
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 25, 2025

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 for the Program Record Holder for Receptions, Emeka Egbuka 📈
#DevelopedHere 🌰 pic.twitter.com/DoqCJgIdE3
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 25, 2025

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