Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka (born October 18, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Emeka Egbuka
Egbuka with Ohio State in 2022
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 2
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002
Dupont, Washington, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSteilacoom High School
(Steilacoom, Washington)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Egbuka grew up in DuPont, Washington and attended Steilacoom High School.[1] He 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.[2][3] Egbuka was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Oklahoma and Washington.[4][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 was extremely productive as he amassed 1,000 receiving yards and he cemented himself as one of the top wide receivers in college football.

College statistics
Season Games Receiving Rushing Returns
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
2021 110919121.20000.002058029.00
2022 1313741,15115.61011877.9211756.80
2023 4 4 19 263 13.8 3 3 18 6.0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career[10]28171021,60515.713141057.523165521.10

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. "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.
  3. Eklund, Scott (December 6, 2019). "Steilacoom's Egbuka is the Gatorade State Player of the Year". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. VanHaaren, Tom (December 11, 2020). "Emeka Egbuka commits to Ohio State Buckeyes football team". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. Landis, Bill (December 11, 2020). "Ohio State lands Emeka Egbuka, the nation's No. 1 wide receiver recruit". The Athletic. 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. "Emeka Egbuka College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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