Shortly thereafter, Egbuka addressed the media through a zoom call, where he spoke about his fit with the Buccaneers and what he believes he will bring to the table for the team during the 2025 NFL season,

Tampa Bay has captured the NFC South crown in four consecutive seasons, including back-to-back years since Brady retired. However, they've only been able to alternate early exits in the division and wild-card rounds in that time.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers already have one of the better receiver corps in the NFL and with one of the top receiving talents staring at them in the first round of the NFL Draft, the team decided to inject even more talent and youth to their room with the selection of Oklahoma wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th overall pick.