Brightest Rookie
October 3rd, 2025
All smiles.
In the eyes of Mike Jones of The Athletic, the Offensive Rookie of the Year award is locked up after four games. Fuhgettaboutit. Done deal.
Jones’ Offensive Rookie of the Year (for the first four games) is Bucs receiver Emeka Egbuka.
Brightest offensive rookie — WR Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fortunately, for the Bucs, the rookie has shined during the regular season, validating the high level of excitement coaches shared about him during training camp. Versatile, explosive and poised, Egbuka… is averaging 15.7 yards per catch. His 282 receiving yards lead the team, as do his 11 first-down grabs. Egbuka is tied for third in the NFL with four touchdown catches. Egbuka will likely face competition throughout the season from Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty for Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
Joe cannot forget how Walter Cherepinsky, the founder of NFL Draft site WalterFootball.com was so outraged by the Bucs drafted Egbuka at No. 19 he called out Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht as “Millen” for drafting the Ohio State product.
Dummy.
What a maroon! (Yes, Joe meant “maroon.”)
October 3rd, 2025 at 4:03 am
Love this pick Jason….just hope it doesnt get to his head….stay humble rook, many years to go.
October 3rd, 2025 at 6:07 am
Just sipping my coffee and dreaming of a time later this season where he is the WR3 in our lineup…it’s going to be electric
October 3rd, 2025 at 7:40 am
Props to Lee for seeing EE for what he is even before the draft. He’s going to be outstanding for a long long time.
October 3rd, 2025 at 8:15 am
“What an imbezzle, what an ultra maroon”. Bugs Bunny , National treasure.
October 3rd, 2025 at 8:34 am
WTF he will never be WR 3 he is to good.
October 3rd, 2025 at 8:38 am
Thanks Joebucsfan for calling him out for what he is Marooned
October 3rd, 2025 at 8:39 am
Always thought Bugs Bunny was an underrated actor.
October 3rd, 2025 at 8:41 am
Would be nice to get OROY but we have too many weapons. Bucky, Evans, Godwin, McMillan coming back. when we’re at full strength his targets might drop off
October 3rd, 2025 at 9:00 am
Egbuka is cut from the same cloth as Evans and Godwin.
Bring great will never go to his head.
You can take that to the bank.
October 3rd, 2025 at 9:01 am
*being
October 3rd, 2025 at 9:04 am
Erik with Pilot and Driver – Agreed, making it a trifecta!
October 3rd, 2025 at 9:43 am
I would say I wonder where would we be without Emeka, but I don’t even want to even think about that, so I’m going to say where would we be if we would have drafted Jihaad or one of the other defensive players everybody wanted us to draft which is basically the same thing. Probably sitting at 0-4. Just goes to show Jason did the right thing and I am so glad he doesn’t have somebody like us whispering in his ear.
October 3rd, 2025 at 10:01 am
WHO!?
October 3rd, 2025 at 11:13 am
Step on maroon Walter’s neck Joe. Excellent.
October 3rd, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Joe:
You are so right on calling out Walterfootball.
October 4th, 2025 at 9:50 am
“Back then they didn’t want me, now im hot, them hoes all on me”
-Mike Jones