The Tampa Bay Buccaneers chosen huge receiver Emeka Egbuka with the nineteenth choose of this 12 months’s NFL Draft and he made an instantaneous affect, scoring two touchdowns on his debut.

Veteran receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin have been combating harm, and now Evans is out for the remainder of the season, so 23-year-old Egbuka is ready to stay the principle outlet for Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield.

“Egbuka’s been thrown into the hearth slightly bit, however everybody at Ohio State stated he was an expert huge receiver enjoying faculty soccer,” stated Miller.

“As a route runner, he was exact, he was crisp, he was sharp. He was a punt returner so that you knew about his toughness and his playmaking means.

“And attending to know him within the pre-draft course of, he was mature. He was a pacesetter at Ohio State, regardless of by no means being the primary huge receiver. He by no means complained, he simply confirmed up and did his job.”

Miller added that rookies like Egbuka and Tyler Warren now come into the NFL higher ready to make the step up.

Warren was the 14th general choose by the Indianapolis Colts, who’re main the best way with a 6-1 document, and Warren has extra receiving yards than another tight finish (439).

NFL analyst Phoebe Schecter added: “The Colts’ offence has stunned a ton of individuals, and Warren’s a bit like Brock Bowers [at the Raiders] final 12 months, a decent finish coming in, being productive and such a key piece inside their offence.”