When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th overall pick in this year's draft, the initial question was how the Buccaneers would distribute snaps and targets between him, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan. As the Buccaneers' 2025 season is set to begin this Sunday, that conversation has shifted.

Godwin is not expected to play immediately as he finishes his return from a devastating ankle injury suffered last October, while McMillan is likely out for at least half the season due to a neck injury. Egbuka is firmly in the starting lineup, probably second in line for targets behind Evans, and that preposterous receiver depth the team seemed to have is being tested immediately.

"It was definitely a luxury early on to have all those guys

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