Former Ohio State Wide Receiver Named NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Month

One month into his NFL career, former Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is already being recognized for his contributions on the field.

Egbuka has been an important piece of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense since the first week he was on the field and was recognized for that when he was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for September.

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In Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons, he had four catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which ended up being a game winner.

He hasn’t slowed down much from there, with four catches for 29 yards and a score in Week 2 against the Houston Texans in a 20-19 win over his former Buckeye quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Then in Week 3, he was held out of the end zone but still had six catches for 85 yards, before his most recent performance of four catches for 101 yards in a 31-25 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The majority of those yards came on a 77-yard touchdown connection with quarterback Baker Mayfield.

“There’ve been a lot of adjustments it has taken to go from college to the NFL,” Egbuka said Wednesday. “There is not specifically one I can point at. Just taking the steps to be able to learn from my mistakes and grow each and every week. It is a very long season (and I have) to be able to not stay the same week in and week out, (have) to continue to grow.”