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Emeka Egbuka is a potential bust and avoid in 2025 fantasy football rookie drafts. Read the fantasy football outlook for the new Buccaneers wide receiver.
DRAFT PICK: 1st Round (#19 Overall Pick)
TEAM: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
ROOKIE DRAFT ANALYSIS: While Emeka Egbuka could easily be a fantasy riser in the future, he starts his NFL career off in a fairly rough spot as he'll be behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in the pecking order in Tampa Bay. This potentially threatens his entire NFL future, as getting off to a slow start puts him behind the eight ball going forward.
Egbuka showed plenty of talent at Ohio State, catching 24 touchdowns over his final three seasons with the Buckeyes. He was one of the most productive players in school history. That's what Egbuka's path to NFL value looks like: productivity. He's not someone who will constantly bust off big plays. He'll need plenty of targets and could develop into a version of another former Ohio State wide receiver, Michael Thomas.
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The rookie receiver is also an example of something that bothers me in dynasty leagues. There's going to be plenty of analysis that suggests he's worth drafting at his ADP because of his long-term upside, but that ignores that the 2025 season is still part of your dynasty league.
Drafting Egbuka, who is set to be his team's No. 3 receiver in 2025, means you're spending something like the 1.07 or 1.08 on a player who won't help your team right now. If you're a rebuilding team, you can wait on Egbuka, but if you want to go after the title this year? He likely doesn't help you a ton.
That should be an important consideration, right? Team context matters, so Egbuka being a third-year riser in 2027 could be great for some managers, but it could really kill a competitive roster's chances of staying competitive.
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