Set Buckeyes career record with 205 receptions

Mike Spofford

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Today's player is

Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State

Height/Weight:6-1, 202

Key stats:Posted a pair of 1,000-yard, 10-TD seasons (2022, '24) and set Ohio State's career record with 205 receptions.

College honors:Named second-team All-Big Ten in '22 and then earned third-team honors each of the past two seasons.

Background/other info:From a program that has produced numerous NFL receivers of late, is the next one available and considered as steady and reliable as they come. In setting OSU's career record with 205 receptions, caught 196 of those passes over the last three years and would've had more but missed three games in 2023 with an ankle injury that required offseason surgery. Bounced back by returning to Columbus for one more season and posting his second 1,000-yard, 10-TD campaign in '24 in helping OSU win the national title. Praised for his route running, also is a gifted baseball athlete and produced in the return game for the Buckeyes in his earlier college years. Not known as a speed burner but clocked in the mid to high 4.4s at Ohio State's pro day with a 38-inch vertical jump, solidifying his status as a late first- or early second-round receiver.