The Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka was chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Egbuka, from Steilacoom, Wash., was chosen with the 19th overall pick by the Buccaneers.
“Well, there’s a lot to like about him. First of all, we didn’t have him in for a visit because there were no questions we had with him,” said Tampa Bay Genral manager Jason Lich. “We met with him at the combine, and we know a lot about him just over the years…He’s a true pro, mature beyond his years, perfectionist, he’s been in a great program with a great wide receivers coach, in a great [wide receivers] room – there’s a lot of lineage there that he takes a lot of pride in.”
The all-time record holder at Ohio State with 205 receptions, and who is second with 2,868 receiving yards, is the fifth Buckeye wide receiver to be drafted in the first round in the last four drafts.
