Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Draft Grade - Report Card, Emeka Egbuka Fantasy Value
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Draft Grade - Report Card, Emeka Egbuka Fantasy Value

Thor Nystrom grades the 2025 NFL Draft from the lense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Thor Nystrom breaks down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2025 NFL Draft grade alongside Ian Hartitz's fantasy football impact of their draft-day decisions.

Who Did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft?

  • Emeka Egbuka, WR
  • Benjamin Morrison, CB
  • Jacob Parrish, CB
  • David Walker, EDGE
  • Elijah Roberts, EDGE
  • Tez Johnson, WR

Grading the Buccaneers NFL Draft

Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Draft Grade: C

I didn’t love Tampa Bay’s pick of WR Emeka Egbuka at 1.19, but I thought the Bucs had strong showings on Days 2 and 3. Egbuka is a fine player— just an odd fit in this crowded receiver room, and an odd priority over the acute defensive needs.

Full Analysis of Bucs 2025 Draft

Emeka Egbuka Fantasy Football Outlook

Ian Hartitz: Ugh. Egbuka certainly makes the Bucs a better real-life football team, but that would be true for any squad. The problem in fantasy land is the reality that Mike Evans and Chris Godwin (once healthy) will assuredly lead the way in targets, and it seems unlikely Jalen McMillan is completely shoved to the curb after catching eight TDs as a rookie.

First-round draft capital should result in the Ohio State product snatching McMillan's job sooner rather than later; just realize even some sort of rotation between the four could render both complementary options obsolete when it comes to fantasy upside.

Egbuka is nothing more than a WR5 dart who needs at least one injury ahead of him to become someone you will be able to start with any level of confidence.

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