Emeka Egbuka (born October 18, 2002) is an

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wide receiver for the

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Early life and high school

Egbuka grew up in DuPont, Washington and attended Steilacoom High School. He was named the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after he caught 83 passes for 1,607 yards and 25 touchdowns and compiled 2,240 all-purpose yards with three punt return touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns. Egbuka was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from

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and

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College career

Egbuka joined the

as an early enrollee in January 2021, forgoing his senior season at Steilacoom which had been moved to the spring due to Covid-19. He played in 11 games as a freshman and caught nine passes for 191 yards. He also returned 20 kickoffs for 580 yards and was named honorable mention All-

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Statistics

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External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Egbuka, Emeka Living people Players of American football from Washington (state) American football wide receivers Ohio State Buckeyes football players People from Steilacoom, Washington 2002 births