# Emeka Egbuka — what pundits predicted WR · Ohio State 82 checkable claims from 43 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Mock drafts: 2 of 6 picks had him at No. 25 (median No. 25) - Median call across 3 pundits: 80 receptions - Median call across 3 pundits: 1,097 receiving yards ## What pundits expect (62 unsettled) - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Fox Sports, for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — Kyle Zeigler, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points — Kyle Zeigler, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Adam Murfet, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to record 1,000 receiving yards — Caleb Skinner, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to win Team Offensive Player of the Year — Caleb Skinner, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fb7e8c85-b4b8-4219-ad23-abedbf4093c4 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (mid WR2 draft cost) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ae8609b-32e8-468b-a3fa-28f0739c2415 - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ae8609b-32e8-468b-a3fa-28f0739c2415 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (Round 4) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5bb824ed-6b6c-43b4-b8e5-9c5a7048ec00 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5bb824ed-6b6c-43b4-b8e5-9c5a7048ec00 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (isn't a 1st round asset) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to fall short of his draft cost — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea523951-5291-4db1-8532-e768ae4dc24f - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4820f93c-16a0-4f75-807f-75bf79a92e5c - Emeka Egbuka to fall short of his draft cost — Kevin English, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to fall short of his draft cost — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3378f47-bf33-4dd5-8a9b-027ab1c9cb1e - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/feacf9fe-5946-4dbc-ac48-4c34d62c2ad3 - Emeka Egbuka to record 73 receptions — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/feacf9fe-5946-4dbc-ac48-4c34d62c2ad3 - Emeka Egbuka to record 1,097 receiving yards — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/feacf9fe-5946-4dbc-ac48-4c34d62c2ad3 - Emeka Egbuka to record 8 receiving tds — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/feacf9fe-5946-4dbc-ac48-4c34d62c2ad3 - Emeka Egbuka to record 192 fantasy points — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/feacf9fe-5946-4dbc-ac48-4c34d62c2ad3 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60) — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — Mike Clay, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Mike Clay, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c6f6ca7-2193-4aef-8a62-e4a7f535b80a - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Richard Janvrin, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/523c197b-01ab-41a5-aeb4-b132d7437878 - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0466a673-9ed8-49e2-a887-49341ff88d7a - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (Bonus pick) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c6067798-b961-4572-b865-7822be6535be - Emeka Egbuka to finish top ? at his position, by fantasy points — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/79b81e15-0422-4f36-a187-5ff060d544e4 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6e1c3a45-6b4f-48e5-b865-066206820d14 - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Richard Janvrin, for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Logan Robinson, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (drafted as the WR19 with the 43rd overall pick) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to finish top 14 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to record 194 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10b38162-4633-468d-be6c-1e14befcadd8 - Emeka Egbuka to record 81 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10b38162-4633-468d-be6c-1e14befcadd8 - Emeka Egbuka to record 1,340 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10b38162-4633-468d-be6c-1e14befcadd8 - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Jul 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9933b99c-adc4-4709-b664-e0e9d9876fcb - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — Andrew Hawkins, for 2026, said Jul 15, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Jul 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc1b0b2f-1c01-470c-bb5b-bf1e98241c85 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Jul 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc1b0b2f-1c01-470c-bb5b-bf1e98241c85 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Jul 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ca0ae7c6-32ca-43b0-9ef4-e13a4e8c2ee5 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Jun 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/90f6f691-6eb5-41f4-b6e7-ec80639b10ad - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Jun 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d25a8624-4515-4df2-8a98-28c16995b856 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2026, said Jun 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/756d3506-7873-418b-87dd-aac62276b46d - Emeka Egbuka to be 2nd on the depth chart — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Jun 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/96aa04b8-ede4-4a3c-b151-c5c8fedbc8d8 - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said May 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf57171a-56c0-4511-9cd5-4c46f3d1d2e7 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver twenty four) — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2026, said May 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/815f1f8b-e7af-4196-9f86-6680ac4fa330 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver twenty four) — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2026, said May 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/069c5b02-793f-4cd2-98d1-fd2439175655 - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver twenty four) — Bob Harris, for 2026, said May 10, 2026; not settled yet - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (twenty nine) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31f8b70b-0082-4fad-b2d4-81add27c7d7d - Emeka Egbuka to be picked “somewhere between twenty and twenty five in round one” — [Tom Pelissero](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-pelissero), for 2025, said Apr 21, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b7089cf4-c63d-4d43-84a4-072b1d2ee328 - Emeka Egbuka to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nate-tice), for 2024, said Feb 28, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8822d23e-3ab2-4e9f-b8d4-33fc1802672c ## Settled (20) - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c42eacc5-eb10-4103-a94d-50545a487cbb - Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver thirty three) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/effe2fda-3dcb-489f-a1e1-f8fa5b11ada7 - Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Oct 8, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/07647414-963f-4268-9a51-62acea7ff5de - Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Kurt Warner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kurt-warner), for 2025, said Oct 8, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dc45baed-6832-443a-9ba7-0e72842abde0 - Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Oct 6, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bdb0846e-88b6-4111-b16c-586fd6fc0435 - Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Sep 10, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6a5485e9-e0cb-4b16-a0e0-75eba69ebb34 - Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Sep 8, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e29508ed-a6d2-4a86-be0d-204ee1ed5370 - Emeka Egbuka to be picked at number 22 — [Mike Mayock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-mayock), for 2025, said Apr 21, 2025; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc6aa598-b890-44dc-ac22-693c86fe8600 - Emeka Egbuka to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64) — [Mel Kiper](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mel-kiper), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; scored 54.53 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Cynthia Frelund](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/cynthia-frelund), for 2025, said Oct 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/867fddf8-f3fd-405b-867a-8d0109e870dc - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c42eacc5-eb10-4103-a94d-50545a487cbb - Emeka Egbuka to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points — [Ryan Wormeli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-wormeli), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 50 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0716e9e8-c302-49d3-bd08-21cb0a8941e6 - Emeka Egbuka to record 80 receptions — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2025, said May 6, 2025; scored 57.5 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/13c5887f-d05b-45df-a6e8-3bbff0d7e72d - Emeka Egbuka to be 1st wide receiver off the board — [Peter Schrager](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-schrager), for 2024, said Feb 28, 2025; scored 50 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 14.91) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3aaf753d-8ca3-4d0b-9fad-9864e1e8e84f - Emeka Egbuka to finish top 27 at his position, by fantasy points — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Sep 13, 2025; scored 25 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/09f22fbe-fcb9-4324-b6d7-d1e815e3e25a - Emeka Egbuka to be picked at number 29 — [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 64.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bfd6b9fc-005a-4145-bf5b-d03b4c55f2c0 - Emeka Egbuka to be picked at number 29 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 64.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3154a28-bc87-4621-a9b7-15df1fc53605 - Emeka Egbuka to be picked at number 20 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/157c2ad8-0631-4e01-8c8f-c3fd0ce131a8 - Emeka Egbuka to be picked at number 25 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2024, said Feb 18, 2025; scored 77.11 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e126e09-4836-4e26-be42-748910a8df18 - Emeka Egbuka to be picked at number 25 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 77.11 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/emeka-egbuka Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology