Emeka Egbuka returned from the toe injury that had sidelined him since Week 6. He ended Sunday night as the Buccaneers’ second-leading WR scorer, posting 6.9 PPR points after grabbing three of 5 receptions for 38 yards. He ranks as the WR48 in Week 9 pending Monday Night Football.
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Egbuka was responsible for an 84.3% route share in his return, nearly paralleling his 87.2% mark that ranked 23rd among all WRs entering Week 9. This further signals that Egbuka isn’t just back, he's fully healthy.
That also showed up on an impressive 21-yard catch at the end of the first half, setting the Buccaneers up for a field goal right before halftime.
Egbuka is commanding a 26.2% target share on the season, the highest among Buccaneers pass catchers and ranking 13th among all WRs.
While he’s still yet to eclipse 100 receiving yards in any week this season, something he last accomplished Week 10 of his rookie season, a Lions defense boosting the second-most WR points awaiting after their Week 10 bye presents his best-chance to do so up to this point.
