Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice: Emeka Egbuka (2025 Fantasy Football)

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Throughout the draft, we’ll take a closer look at fantasy-relevant prospects, giving you an overview of their strengths and weaknesses, and assessing their fantasy value in both redraft and dynasty formats. Here’s our dynasty rookie draft advice for Emeka Egbuka.

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Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice

Wow. This one is a bit of a stunner. The Buccaneers brought Chris Godwin back, so they’re clearly not worried about the injury he suffered at the end of last season. And, of course, they have Mike Evans. Egbuka will see the field immediately, but I wonder where he’ll be in the pecking order, assuming Evans and Godwin are both in the starting lineup and healthy. That said, given Godwin’s health track record and Evans getting older, Egbuka will contribute on Day 1. He has an extremely high floor, and I’d easily take him in the top five in dynasty rookie drafts. It may be as thrilling as his rookie season, but in the long term, he’ll be a mainstay on this roster that’s had some exciting offensive coordinators lately, including incumbent Josh Grizzard.

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DBro’s NFL Draft Scouting Report & Player Comp

Scouting Report:

Emeka Egbuka’s 2023 and (early) 2024 seasons were impacted by his ankle injury and subsequent tightrope procedure. Egbuka still produced in 2024, but this has to be mentioned when discussing his analytics and overall performance.
Egbuka has underrated speed. While he isn’t a burner by any stretch of the imagination, he can get downfield and create YAC with his legs. I don’t foresee Egbuka making a living off of YAC ability in its purest form or his skills as a field stretcher, but he does offer some value in these areas.
Egbuka isn’t an elite YAC threat or tackle-breaker. Since 2022, he never eclipsed 7.1 yards after the catch per reception or 10 missed tackles in any season. That’s not to say he is a zero in either category, but these traits are more of a thin sliver of icing on the cake of his skillset.
Egbuka is a route-running wizard. He has the necessary strength, speed, release package and savvy to win from the perimeter, but that’s not where you want him playing from for most of his snaps. Egbuka plays through contact well in his routes while offering the hand fighting and upper body strength to deal with physical corners.
Egbuka has the quick feet to dice up corners in the short and intermediate areas of the field. His fluid hips, bend and laser-sharp feet allow him to carve up zone coverage with slants, crossers, out routes, deep overs and more.
Egbuka’s hands are quite good. While he has a 5.5% drop rate in college, I think his 54.3% contested catch rate is more indicative of his trusty mitts.

Player Comp: Rashee Rice