The Buccaneers took WR Emeka Egbuka with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Egbuka said their coaching staff has expressed a lot of belief in him, giving him confidence going into the season.

“I mean they drafted me for a specific reason, a specific purpose,” Egbuka said, via Jenna Laine of ESPN. “They have all the belief in the world of me, which gives me a ton of confidence to be able to go out there and do what God created me to do.”

Egbuka is working to build trust with QB Baker Mayfield.

“I don’t think there’s a specific moment [when it happens],” Egbuka said. “I think trust is built over time. There’s not a specific instance that causes it. I think it’s just his trust is going to continue to increase the longer I do my job, and I am where I’m supposed to be on the fiel

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