<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-emeka-egbukas-shooting-to-kill-mic-drop-week-1-heroics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Emeka Egbuka’s ‘shooting to kill’ mic drop after Week 1 Buccaneers heroics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Emeka-Egbuka-catching-and-running.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Emeka Egbuka’s ‘shooting to kill’ mic drop after Week 1 Buccaneers heroics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T08:00:53-07:00">September 8th, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T08:00:53-07:00">September 8th, 8:00am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did what every NFL team wants to do in Week 1. Tampa got a big win against a division rival, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-emeka-egbuka-heroics-saved-by-falcons-field-goal-debacle">defeating Atlanta 23-20 on Sunday</a>. The headline of the game was the incredible play of one Buccaneers rookie who ended up making the difference in this one.</p><p>Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/week-1-nfl-takeaways-bills-comeback-packers-parsons" rel="noopener">dropped a bold statement</a> after the team’s big Week 1 victory.</p><p>“We weren’t going for a field goal—we are shooting to kill,” Egbuka told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer as he was leaving the stadium. “We’re playing for the touchdown. We ran that play a few times, but we didn’t have the right look, whether it was pressure or getting the ball out fast. So opposite hash on this one, Baker and I looked at each other in the huddle and …”</p><p>Egbuka was amazing in his NFL debut. The rookie receiver hauled in four receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns. That included a 25-yard touchdown that ended up deciding the game.</p><p>Of course, Tampa ended up needing more than Egbuka’s heroics to win the game. Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo missed a 44-yard field goal attempt that would have sent the game into overtime. Instead, it guaranteed Tampa’s victory.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/rethinking-buccaneers-emeka-egbukas-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-chances-after-stellar-nfl-debut">Egbuka is already receiving Offensive Rookie of the Year hype</a> after his strong Week 1 performance.</p><p>The Buccaneers will have a completely different offense if Egbuka becomes a superstar wide receiver.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles’ loud message after Week 1 victory over Falcons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Buccaneers-news-Todd-Bowles-delivers-loud-message-after-thrilling-Falcons-game.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles was unusually excited after his team’s Week 1 victory.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-delivers-message-after-thrilling-falcons-game">Bowles gave a passionate locker room speech</a> where he praised his team for the tough win.</p><p>“Guys, that’s a h*** of a job. Keep fighting now, I know it’s only your first game, and I’m not usually like this, but yeah!” Bowles exclaimed.</p><p>But then he went right back into coach mode. Bowles explained that the Buccaneers have not earned anything yet and need to keep fighting to win games.</p><p>“We got a long way to go,” Bowles added. “We understand that we fight like that, we’ll win most of our ball games. Guys, I will see you guys on Monday.”</p><p>At this point, the NFC South still looks like it runs through Tampa Bay.</p><p>Next up for the Buccaneers is a Monday Night Football matchup against the Texans in Week 2.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Emeka Egbuka’s ‘shooting to kill’ mic drop after Week 1 Buccaneers heroics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/rethinking-buccaneers-emeka-egbukas-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-chances-after-stellar-nfl-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rethinking the Buccaneers’ Emeka Egbuka’s Offensive Rookie of the Year chances after stellar NFL debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Emeka-Egbuka-is-off-to-a-sharp-start-in-his-NFL-career.jpg"><figcaption> Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rethinking the Buccaneers’ Emeka Egbuka’s Offensive Rookie of the Year chances after stellar NFL debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T17:38:33-07:00">September 7th, 5:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T17:39:28-07:00">September 7th, 5:39pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Emeka Egbuka was a polished receiver throughout his spectacular career at Ohio State. He played with Jaxon Smith-Njigba during his college career and he also played with spectacular freshman Jeremiah Smith when he helped the Buckeyes win the national championship last year. Egbuka was not usually the headliner when playing for Ohio State, but he did everything right on the field.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-emeka-egbuka-scores-1st-career-touchdown-dime-baker-mayfield">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> certainly noticed Egbuka and loved what they saw when they studied him in the weeks and months leading up to the draft. Despite a need on the defensive line, the Bucs used the No. 17 pick to select Egbuka.</p><p>Egbuka left Ohio State as the career receptions leader with 205 and he was second in career receiving yards with 2,868.<br>The 6-1, 205-pound wide out caught 81 passes for 1,011 yards and 10 touchdowns in his senior year.</p><h2><b>Egbuka has demonstrated to Bucs thathe belongs in the NFL </b></h2><p>If any of his new teammates questioned why general manager Jason Licht decided to bring Egbuka into the fold with such a valuable pick, they stopped asking about it in the early days of training camp. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-makes-eye-opening-offensive-line-changes-week-1">The Buccaneers</a> veterans saw a mature player who went about his business quietly and performed like an accomplished professional. Instead of trying to make a name for himself so he would stand out, he quickly appeared to be a perfect fit for the system and a solid target for quarterback Baker Mayfield.</p><p>There were no nerves or anxiety that showed up in Tampa Bay’s season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. Egbuka may have felt he was back at Ohio State and the Buckeyes were playing against a Mid-American Conference opponent like Miami of Ohio. He ran decisive routes through the Atlanta secondary and caught four of six targets for 67 yards and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401772830">two touchdowns</a>. He led Tampa Bay in receiving, contributing more than superstar Mike Evans or Sterling Shepard in the 23-20 road victory.</p><p>He has made his first adjustment to the NFL and he looks like he will be able to contribute on an every-week basis. Instead of being a complementary player who works his way into the Tampa Bay game plan slowly, he looks like he will be a featured performer for Mayfield and head coach Todd Bowles.</p><p>Don’t count out Egbuka making a strong run at the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.</p><h2><b>Competition for the OROY honors will be challenging</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ashton-Jeanty-is-the-key-to-the-Raiders-running-attack.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The rookie of the year award is not given out after the first week of play, and Egbuka will face plenty of competition. He will most likely face quite a bit of heat in the weeks to come when other rookies step forward.</p><p>Ashton Jeanty of the Las Vegas Raiders was selected with the No. 6 pick after his spectacular career at Boise State.<br>Jeanty is a running back who combines shocking strength with surprising speed. Those two characteristics give Jeanty power when he runs, and he could easily surpass 1,200 rushing yards this season.</p><p>The Bears selected tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 10 pick in the first round. Loveland was a game-breaking pass catcher and playmaker during his college career at Michigan. Head coach Ben Johnson wants to see Loveland take on the same role with the Bears.</p><p>The Green Bay Packers have a potential gamebreaker in wideout Matthew Golden. The 5-11, 191-pound speedster from Texas has a chance to make big plays every week because he is one of the fastest receivers in the league.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rethinking the Buccaneers’ Emeka Egbuka’s Offensive Rookie of the Year chances after stellar NFL debut

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He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers turned Emeka Egbuka into an immediate gameday hero. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-emeka-egbuka-scores-1st-career-touchdown-dime-baker-mayfield">The rookie did more than score his first Bucs touchdown</a>. His heroics got saved by a botched field goal attempt by the Atlanta Falcons.</p><p>Younghoe Koo lined up for a 44-yard attempt to send the game into overtime. Koo misfired on the attempt — sealing the 23-20 win for Tampa. And ensuring Egbuka would dominate the postgame chatter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">YOUNGHOE KOO MISSES THE KICK!!! <a href="https://t.co/HBNRmUrJbp">pic.twitter.com/HBNRmUrJbp</a></p><p>— Ben Brown 🌻 (@BenBrownPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenBrownPL/status/1964787467384697086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Ohio State standout snatched his first score with two defenders near him. Egbuka still split the deep coverage and scored during the third-and-two scenario.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EMEKA EGBUKA. First career TD!</p><p>TBvsATL on FOX<a href="https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt">https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt</a> <a href="https://t.co/05Q2Zo9VuV">pic.twitter.com/05Q2Zo9VuV</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1964751484601708909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Egbuka wasn’t through after his “welcome to the NFL” moment. With trips to the right, Egbuka drew the one-on-one with the cornerback. He raced to the end zone and brought down his second TD.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EMEKA EGBUKA. THE ROOKIE. AGAIN.</p><p>TBvsATL on FOX<a href="https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt">https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt</a> <a href="https://t.co/pLyQEvaSG4">pic.twitter.com/pLyQEvaSG4</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1964784487809847585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The national champion wide receiver garnered hefty praise after the Bucs’ road win. Including from the one handing him the ball.</p><h2>Emeka Egbuka ‘doesn’t play like a rookie,’ Buccaneers star says</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Emeka-Egbuka-catching-and-running.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Buccaneers team reporter Scott Smith <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/_vbYcvjV3xE?si=6pbomSuzj9LHQ-lE" rel="noopener">caught these words</a> coming from Baker Mayfield. Who worked with a slightly different looking offensive lineup.</p><p>“Baker Mayfield says Emeka Egbuka is ‘the real deal,’ total professional, doesn’t act or play like a rookie,” Smith said.</p><p>Mayfield entered the game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-makes-eye-opening-offensive-line-changes-week-1">with some offensive line changes on the Bucs</a>. Tight end<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-pass-catcher-groin-injury-falcons-game"> Cade Otton even was a pregame decision</a> as he dealt with a groin ailment.</p><p>Otton never caught a pass. Mayfield only threw the ball to five different receivers. Mike Evans led the way with five catches for 51 yards.</p><p>But again, Egbuka stole the show down in Atlanta. He ended his afternoon luring in four catches for 67 yards and crossing the end zone twice.</p><p>He sparked multiple reactions on the internet. Including from a familiar X account he knows well.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="hu">EMEKA. EGBUKA. 🗣️</p><p>— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhioStateFB/status/1964784424995971455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Tampa even won with the offense mustering just 260 total yards on the day. Including 159 through the air. Yet still discovered a new breakout WR for Mayfield and the reigning NFC South champs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Emeka Egbuka’s heroics saved by Falcons’ field goal debacle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-emeka-egbuka-scores-1st-career-touchdown-dime-baker-mayfield');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka scores 1st-career touchdown on dime from Baker Mayfield');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Egbuka-vs-the-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka scores 1st-career touchdown on dime from Baker Mayfield</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T11:21:27-07:00">September 7th, 11:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T11:21:27-07:00">September 7th, 11:21am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hit the road to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-makes-eye-opening-offensive-line-changes-week-1">take on the Atlanta Falcons</a> in an NFC showdown to start off the new season for both teams. The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-rumors-chris-godwins-injury-return-target-date-revealed"> Buccaneers are looking</a> to extend their impressive streak of division titles against arguably their biggest competition in the division this year.</p><p>While they got off to a slow start on Sunday, relinquishing a Bijan Robinson touchdown on their first drive and going out twice in a row on offense. However, they eventually got things to click and ended up finding rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka for <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1964751484601708909" rel="noopener">an impressive touchdown</a> to give themselves a 10-0 lead in the second quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EMEKA EGBUKA. First career TD!</p><p>TBvsATL on FOX<a href="https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt">https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt</a> <a href="https://t.co/05Q2Zo9VuV">pic.twitter.com/05Q2Zo9VuV</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1964751484601708909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Egbuka was selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft out of Ohio State, where he became the school’s leading wide receiver of all time and also won a national championship last year, coincidentally in the same building where he scored his first NFL touchdown on Sunday.</p><p>Egbuka joins a talented group of Buccaneers wide receivers that includes future Hall of Famer Mike Evans as well as Chris Godwin, who will miss the beginning of this season as he recovers from injury.</p><p>Egbuka figures to give quarterback Baker Mayfield yet another weapon to find down the field as Tampa Bay looks to make it to another postseason appearance and this time, legitimately compete for a Super Bowl.</p><p>Last year, Tampa Bay won the division once again but bowed out to the Washington Commanders at home in the Wild Card round; however, the team was dealing with various injuries by the time that game rolled around, including to Godwin.</p><p>Now, Tampa Bay figures to be one of the more balanced teams on both sides of the ball in the NFL, and Egbuka’s infusion of talent should only help them reach their ultimate goal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka scores 1st-career touchdown on dime from Baker Mayfield

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/fantasy-sports/buccaneers-news-espn-insider-emeka-egbuka-fantasy-football-tip');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers news: ESPN insider gives confident Emeka Egbuka fantasy football tip');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Emeka-Egbuka-with-TB-Buccaneers.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers news: ESPN insider gives confident Emeka Egbuka fantasy football tip</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T06:36:58-07:00">September 4th, 6:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T08:30:28-07:00">September 4th, 8:30am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Fantasy Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers open their season against the Atlanta Falcons on the road on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-heartbreaking-reaction-brutal-loss-lions">Tampa has won five consecutive division titles</a> and had a great season offensively last year. Now, they are adding a new weapon to the group that has everyone buzzing. ESPN’s Dan Graziano says that Buccaneers rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46146415/nfl-week-1-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">set to be a</a> fantasy football star.</p><p>“I’m drafting Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka everywhere I can,” Graziano wrote. “The Bucs loved him before picking in the first round in April, and they’ve grown to covet him even more since. They believe he can play any of the wide receiver positions in their offense, which is a good thing because Chris Godwin Jr. still isn’t back from last year’s gruesome season-ending injury, and Jalen McMillan is out for a while because of a neck injury.”</p><p>Graziano continues, “Expect the Bucs to use Egbuka in the slot and on the outside as needed. Given how mature and polished a player they already believe him to be, he could get a ton of targets in one of the league’s top offenses and hold onto a starting role even when Tampa’s receiver corps is back to full strength.”</p><p>According to FantasyPros, Egbuka’s <a href="https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/adp/ppr-overall.php" rel="noopener">average draft position</a> across all platforms is 86.2, 37th among wide receivers. The Buccaneers should be using him as the second option to start the season, and Tampa Bay has an easy schedule. While rookies are often boom or bust in fantasy football, experts love Egbuka this season.</p><p>At <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ohio-state-football-news-will-howard-hits-emeka-egbuka-special-labele-ahead-of-2025-nfl-draft">Ohio State, Egbuka had two 1,000-yard, ten-touchdown seasons</a>, which propelled him to be a first-round pick. But there were a lot of pass catchers taken above him, allowing him to fall to the Buccaneers. They hope it is another wide receiver draft steal in the franchise’s history.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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