Emeka Egbuka
.jpg) Egbuka with Ohio State in 2024 | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 14, 2002 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Steilacoom (Steilacoom, Washington) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Emeka Egbuka (born October 14, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
[edit]Egbuka was born in Tacoma, Washington and grew up in Steilacoom, 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.[4]
College career
[edit]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.[5] He played in 11 games as a freshman and caught nine passes for 191 yards.[6] He also returned 20 kickoffs for 580 yards and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference.[7][8] As a sophomore in 2022, Egbuka recorded over 1,000 receiving yards.
Statistics
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| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 580 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 74 | 1,151 | 15.6 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 515 | 12.6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 612 | 12.5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career[9] | 44 | 32 | 173 | 2,469 | 14.3 | 22 | 21 | 133 | 6.3 | 2 | 22 | 621 | 28.2 | 0 | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Egbuka is a Christian.[10] Egbuka's grandfather Ronald Frederick is the current mayor of Dupont, Washington.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steilacoom's Emeka Egbuka, nation's No. 1 junior athlete, getting five-star treatment". The Seattle Times. November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Eklund, Scott (December 6, 2019). "Steilacoom's Egbuka is the Gatorade State Player of the Year". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 11, 2020). "Emeka Egbuka commits to Ohio State Buckeyes football team". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Harrison, Phil (January 23, 2021). "Ohio State football's early enrollees for 2021". Buckeyes Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Benge, Jacob (August 28, 2022). "Emeka Egbuka becoming 'multifaceted' as Ohio State kick returner, receiver". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Emeka Egbuka College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Claybourn, Cole. "15 Christ-following college football players to watch in 2024". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Birmingham, Jeremy (December 14, 2020). "'Different' Emeka Egbuka won't accept anything short of greatness". On3. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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