Terry McLaurin carried Washington’s passing sport with 82 catches for 1,096 yards final season, 442 extra yards than another Commanders pass-catcher. Luckily, he’ll get a little bit assist from his alma mater based on one latest mock draft.
Ohio State vast receiver Emeka Egbuka had simply 9 catches for 191 yards as a freshman earlier than breaking out with 1,151 yards and 10 scores in 2022. He missed three video games with an ankle harm in 2023 however bounced again with a career-high 81 catches for 1,011 yards and 10 extra touchdowns final season. His 205 catches as a Buckeye are essentially the most in class historical past.
ESPN’s Area Yates believes he’d match completely with Washington and has the Commanders taking Egbuka with the twenty ninth choose within the 2025 NFL Draft. Yates believes Egbuka “is among the many most ready-made prospects on this class, as he options pristine route working, dependable fingers and a selflessness as a blocker that the Commanders would undoubtedly love.”
His colleague Mel Kiper Jr. agrees. Kiper ranks Egbuka because the fourth-best vast receiver within the draft and Twenty second-best prospect general. He sees the 6-foot-1, 205-pound vast receiver as a ready-made possibility as properly, referring to him as “an expert who has been taking part in school soccer.”
Kiper credit Egbuka for being element oriented, exact and deceptively quick however extra importantly, sees him as a “grinder who could make performs and choose up first downs when they’re wanted most.”
The scouts at Professional Soccer Focus like Egbuka much more than Kiper and Yates, itemizing him because the third-best receiver within the draft and 14th-best prospect general. After all, in addition they have him going a lot earlier within the draft with Cincinnati (17), Denver (20) and Pittsburgh (21) listed as attainable locations.
Time will inform, however a technique or one other, count on common supervisor Adam Peters to encompass second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels with as a lot firepower as attainable whereas he’s nonetheless on his rookie deal.
