The [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] football wide receiver room is absolutely stacked.
Although [autotag]Marvin Harrison Jr.[/autotag] gets most of the publicity, and rightfully so, [autotag]Emeka Egbuka[/autotag] is also viewed as one of the best in the college game. The praise for the Washington native should be glowing, especially coming off a season where he caught 74 balls for 1,151 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding two more scores on the ground.
Egbuka is universally viewed as a Day 1 selection in the NFL draft, but Twitter account NFL Rookie Watch is getting the hype train started early. In a recent tweet, it mentioned that former NFL GM Rick Spielman (the brother of Chris Spielman) said that Egbuka is “comparable” to Cincinnati Bengals star receiver [autotag]Ja’Marr Chase[/autotag].
Emeka Egbuka is reportedly “comparable” to Ja’Marr Chase according to Rick Spielman (former NFL GM).
Many NFL scouts reportedly believe Egbuka has the potential to be a “Top-10” pick in next year’s draft.
Many scouts also believe Egbuka could’ve been the “first” WR off the… pic.twitter.com/eWXlEjafWm
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) July 20, 2023
The praise continues with a claim that scouts view Egbuka as a “top-10” pick, and if it wasn’t for his teammate, he’d be the first receiver off the board. Speilman seems to love the Buckeyes’ two top receivers, also claiming that they’re a better combination than Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave were. And remember, both of them were first-round picks.
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