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More props for Bucs\u2019 star rookie.<\/p>\n
Turn on the various hollering shows on BSPN and FS1 this past week and a big subject on many of them is Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield and his quest for the NFL MVP honor.<\/p>\n
But he wasn\u2019t the only Bucs player who was getting props on these same shows.<\/p>\n
Bucs rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka was getting tons of run. Not only is Egbuka living up to the hype, but ex-NFL players are absolutely raving about him.<\/p>\n
Former Bucs backup quarterback Dan Orlovsky suggested Egbuka is his No. 5 player<\/a> to win MVP. Former Bucs corner Aqib Talib said Egbuka is the next Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over at CBS, former Belicheats running back Damien Harris thinks Egbuka might be another Justin Jefferson with his production and his physical skills combined with his intelligence.<\/p>\n \u201cLadies and gentlemen, we are watching a [rookie] turn into a superstar right in front of our eyes, and he\u2019s only five weeks into the season,\u201d Harris began. \u201cI mean, you want to talk about giving Baker Mayfield a weapon when he already has weapons.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re not all healthy right now, but you got a guy that\u2019s a rookie, and in Week 5, is one of the best receivers in the National Football League, and is putting the entire league on notice.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris then noted in his last three games, Egbuka has 163 yards. And in the same time frame, that puts him in elite company among NFL receivers.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, that is not the most since Week 2, but the only guys in that same conversation are Puka Nacua, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Justin Jefferson,\u201d Harris said. \u201cSo you mean to tell me that a rookie in Week 5 of his first NFL season is in that type of company?\u201d<\/p>\n Harris added there is nothing about Egbuka that suggests he\u2019s a rookie the way he plays, the way he runs routes, the way he uses his head and how strong his hands are.<\/p>\n Quite honestly, Egbuka has saved the Bucs. Where would the Bucs be right now if they didn\u2019t have him with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan on the shelf?<\/p>\n The Bucs would likely be 0-5, that\u2019s where. And right now we\u2019d be talking about drafting Egbuka\u2019s former Ohio State teammate, receiver Jeremiah Smith.<\/p>\n To think a guy who considers himself an NFL insider called out Bucs AC\/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht as \u201cMillen\u201d<\/a> for drafting Egbuka.<\/p>\n Licht and his staff ought to get a friggin\u2019 raise they were so ahead of the curve on Egbuka.<\/p>\n “We are watching [Emeka Egbuka] turn into a superstar right in front of our eyes.”@DHx34<\/a> applauds Buccaneers’ WR Emeka Egbuka’s fast start in 2025. pic.twitter.com\/tGFc1nBw0u<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NFL on CBS \ud83c\udfc8 (@NFLonCBS) October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t