Emeka Egbuka

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  Ohio State Overview
  • Emeka will be the leader of what will once again be a talented wide receiver corps at Ohio State 
  • He is a terrific and talented receiver who has started 24 times, played in 35 games the past three seasons and will contend for national honors in 2024
  • He enters the 2024 campaign needing 78 receptions to break K.J. Hill's school record of 201, set between 2016-19
  • He also needs 1,041 receiving yards to break the yardage career record of 2,898 yards currently held by Michael Jenkins (2000-03) 
  • Enters the 2024 season with 124 career receptions (T14th at Ohio State) for 1,857 yards (16th at Ohio State) and 14 touchdowns 
  • Battled through an injury in 2023 that kept him out of three games (Purdue, Penn State and Wisconsin)
  • Caught 41 passes in 2023 for 515 yards and four touchdowns and was named third-team all-Big Ten by the conference coaches 
  • Had an outstanding 2022 campaign in which he finished ninth nationally in receiving yards with 1,151 and ninth nationally with 46 receptions of 10-or-more yards
  • His true sophomore campaign included 74 receptions and 10 touchdowns in addition to his impressive yardage total of 1,151 that ranks sixth at Ohio State for a single season 
  • Was 15th nationally in 2022 with 19 catches of 20-or-more yards
  • Ranked third in the Big Ten in receptions, yards and touchdowns and was named second-team all-Big Ten
  • Averaged 6.8 yards per punt return off 11 returns with a long of 18
  • A 2022 finalist for the Paul Hornung Award
  • Had six 100-yard receiving games in 2022 to rank fifth in Ohio State history
  • Set career-bests during the 2022 season with nine receptions vs. both Notre Dame and Michigan and had eight vs. Georgia
  • His six 100-yard receiving games featured 143 yards vs. Michigan State in addition to 125 yards vs. Michigan, 112 vs. Georgia, 118 vs. both Wisconsin and Arkansas State and 116 vs. Toledo
  • Has accumulated 51 receptions for 610 yards and four TDs in eight games vs. ranked opponents (vs. No. 11 Utah, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 13 Penn State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 1 Georgia, No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 3 Michigan and No. 9 Missouri) 
  • Enters 2024 with receptions in 24 consecutive games  
  • Lettered as a true freshman in 2021 after getting offensive snaps in eight games and playing in 11 games 
  • Was No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference and No. 12 nationally with a kickoff return average of 29.0 yards per return in 2021
  • Averaged over 41 yards per kickoff return (4 ret.; 166 yards) in the win over Maryland with a season-long return of 67 yards  
  • Earned Freshman All-America status by Pro Football Focus  
  • Caught nine passes for 191 yards with a team-high 21.2 yards-per-catch average 
  • Had an 85-yard catch-and-run reception from Kyle McCord vs. Akron that represents the third-longest pass play in school history and the sixth-longest play overall from scrimmage   
  • Had an outstanding Rose Bowl  game with 163 kickoff return yards and three receptions for 46 yards with a long of 30 yards 
  • Is a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American (second team), a two-time Academic all-Big Ten honoree and a three-time OSU-Scholar-Athlete who has graduated with his degree in marketing
  
  Honors & Awards
  2023: Graduated in December with his degree in marketing, third-team all-Big Ten (coaches), OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten honoree 
  2022: Finalist for the Paul Hornung Award, second-team all-Big Ten Conference (coaches & media), College Sports Communicators Academic All-American (second team), Academic all-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete 
  2021: Freshman All-American (Pro Football Focus), honorable mention all-Big Ten on special teams, OSU Scholar-Athlete 
  
  More on Emeka
  • Emeka enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2021, one of 14 from the 2021 recruiting class to arrive early
  • A consensus five-star prospect who is the nation’s top-ranked wide receiver and the No. 8 overall player according to 247Sports
  • The 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year is the state of Washington
  • Caught 83 passes for 1,607 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior
  • Also returned three punts for scores and rushed for four TDs
  • Totaled 2,240 all-purpose yards
  • Recorded 28 tackles and eight interceptions from his defensive back position and returned two for touchdowns
  • Helped Steilacoom reach the 2A state championship game where he set a title-game record with 18 receptions for 163 yards and three touchdowns to go along with eight tackles and an interceptions
  • Caught 199 passes for nearly 4,000 yards and 61 TDs in his career
  • Washington moved its 2020 high school football season to the spring of 2021 and thus Egbuka did not play a senior season
  • Was also a standout baseball player
  • Parents are Henry Egbuka and Rhonda Ogilvie; step father is Eric Ogilvie
  • Has a younger brother, Keanan, and a younger sister, Eva

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
7.9	2.0	87.0	11.0	27.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
74.0	15.6	10.0	69.0	1151.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	1.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

kickReturns
LONG	YDS	NO	TD	AVG
25.0	25.0	1.0	0.0	25.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
6.8	11.0	0.0	18.0	75.0

2021

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
9.0	21.2	0.0	85.0	191.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	1.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

kickReturns
LONG	YDS	NO	TD	AVG
67.0	580.0	20.0	0.0	29.0