Emeka Egbuka Fantasy Football News | Shark Bites

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka returned from a Week 6 hamstring injury and played 53 of Tampa's 68 snaps in their Monday Night loss to the Lions. Egbuka led the team with 12 targets and ranked second with 58 receiving yards. Most importantly, Egbuka emerged from the game healthy and will be counted on to be Tampa's No. 1 WR after Mike Evans broke his collarbone. Evans is slated to miss significant time.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans broke his collarbone in Monday night's loss to the Lions, HC Todd Bowles said afterward. Bowles said Evans will miss most of the rest of the regular season. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport notes that the typical timeline for a broken collarbone would have Evans out until early-to-mid December. That's somewhere in the Week 14-16 range. That makes Evans stashable in fantasy leagues with IR spots or very deep benches. But he's droppable in the majority of fantasy leagues.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) will play vs. the Lions tonight, according to multiple reports. Egbuka suffered a hamstring injury just eight days ago, but he returned to a limited practice on Saturday and got the green light after going through a workout tonight. There's still elevated risk here that Egbuka is on a snap count and/or suffers a setback. That has him much lower than usual in the Week 7 WR rankings. But Egbuka is available if you were waiting on him.

Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reports that the Buccaneers are "leaning on" WR Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) playing vs. the Lions on Monday night. The rookie will work out on Monday before a final decision is made, Glazer adds. The rookie is clearly trending in the right direction, though, getting in a limited practice on Saturday. He'll carry elevated risk in fantasy lineups if he does suit up tomorrow. And if you're hoping to use him, you should have another WR from the Monday night doubleheader rostered as insurance.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Monday night's game vs. the Lions. He returned to a limited practice on Saturday after sitting out the previous two days. ESPN's Adam Schefter hears that Egbuka is a "pre-game decision" but that he "has a real chance to play." Egbuka is dealing with a "low-grade hamstring strain," Schefter adds. We'll look for more info on the situation, but the late kickoff puts Egbuka's fantasy owners in a tough spot. We'd still try to have him on your bench for now. If you're hoping to play him, you should have another Buccaneers WR -- Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, or Kameron Johnson, in that order of preference -- rostered as insurance.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) got in a limited practice on Thursday. We're tentatively expecting him back for Monday night's game against the Lions, but his status bears monitoring over the next couple of days. Hopefully we know Evans' status for this one before inactives are released 90 minutes before kickoff. WRs Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (fibula) did not practice on Thursday and are not expected to play vs. Detroit.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka will head for more testing Tuesday "to determine how much time he will miss" following the hamstring injury that knocked him out of Sunday's win over the 49ers.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport expects WR Emeka Egbuka to "miss some time" with the hamstring injury he suffered in the Week 6 win over the 49ers. The rookie is scheduled for an MRI on Monday. "Does not seem like it's that serious," Rapoport adds. Consider Egbuka unlikely to play vs. the Lions this weekend. Tampa Bay then gets the Saints in Week 8 before a Week 9 bye, so it's possible that we don't see Egbuka again until Week 10. Rapoport adds that WR Mike Evans is "nearing a return" from his hamstring injury, while WR Chris Godwin is "week-to-week" with his fibula injury. We'll see if Evans can make it back for the Lions game. If not, the Bucs will be down to Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson, and Sterling Shepard as their top three WRs.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka is doubtful to return to Sunday's game vs. the 49ers due to a hamstring injury. It's unclear when the injury occurred, but Egbuka is likely done for the day with 2 catches for 24 scoreless yards. We'll update his status when we know more.

Per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Tampa Bay WR Chris Godwin is not expected to play in Week 6. Godwin popped up on the injury report and did not practice this week with a fibula injury. He missed the first three games of the season recovering from a fractured ankle that also cost him half of the 2024 season.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka and Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba posted incredible stat lines in a shootout. Egbuka went 7-163-1, catching every target while JSN posted 8-132-1. The former Ohio State teammates stepped up as the top targets for each of their teams, helping keep pace.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Seahawks. Expected to miss 2-3 weeks, Evans should have a chance to return for Week 6’s meeting with the 49ers. We’ll track his progress next week. Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, and Sterling Shepard will again operate as Tampa Bay’s top three WRs against Seattle.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka (hip, groin) is active for today’s game vs. the Jets. He was listed as questionable after getting in just a limited practice on Friday. We got conflicting reports on Egbuka this morning, with NFL Network’s Rapoport saying he’ll have “no limitations” but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that Egbuka “is expected to have his snaps monitored and potentially limited based on how he feels during the game.” We’re siding with Schefter here considering this is a rookie who barely practiced this week. That has Egbuka sitting in low-end WR3 territory in the Week 3 rankings.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka (hip, groin) "is expected to have his snaps monitored and potentially limited based on how he feels during the game." So we have a good old fashioned report-off between Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, who said that Egbuka will play "with no limitations" vs. the Jets. Frankly, Schefter's report makes more sense considering Egbuka is a rookie who got in just one limited practice this week. We'll look for more clarity on the situation. But, for now, consider Egbuka a risk/reward WR3 in fantasy lineups.