WR#2
Emeka Egbuka
gsis_id 00-0040129
TB
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.04 yd
- Cushion
- 7.40 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.11
- Avg YAC
- 2.78
- Share of intended air yards
- 43.9%
- Catch rate
- 61.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.8%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 69.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 3
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 240 | 2 | -12.7 | 0.256 | 0.65 | 11 | 71.1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 127 | 63 | 938 | 6 | 7.1 | 0.236 | 0.60 | 9 | 195.7 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- College
- Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2025 · Rd 1 · Pk 19 · TB
- Rookie season
- 2025
- Experience
- 2 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 9 · no game status listed · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · TB
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
19 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Josh DownsWR · IND · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 2.97
- Cushion
- 6.62
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 28.5
- Catch rate
- 58.8
Jameson WilliamsWR · DET · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 2.84
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.57
- Share of air yards
- 34.6
- Catch rate
- 61.4
Jalen CokerWR · CAR · distance 0.74
- Separation
- 2.90
- Cushion
- 6.58
- YAC over expected
- 0.18
- Share of air yards
- 23.1
- Catch rate
- 61.4
Jaylen WaddleWR · DEN · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 3.56
- Cushion
- 6.81
- YAC over expected
- -0.22
- Share of air yards
- 37.5
- Catch rate
- 56.9
Malik NabersWR · NYG · distance 0.83
- Separation
- 2.99
- Cushion
- 7.30
- YAC over expected
- -0.43
- Share of air yards
- 36.7
- Catch rate
- 68.6
Emeka Egbuka baseline
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 7.36
- YAC over expected
- 0.11
- Share of air yards
- 32.9
- Catch rate
- 57.1