Following their 2025 nationwide championship run, Ohio State teammates Will Howard and Emeka Egbuka keep locked in as they put together for the NFL Draft. As he has all season, Howard continues to help his teammates with draft day approaching. After their inconceivable title run, the Buckeye duo had nothing however reward for one another.
Will Howard: Excessive Reward for ‘Particular’ Emeka Egbuka
The 2025 nationwide championship offensive MVP joined ESPN insider and analyst Adam Schefter on his self-titled present and was requested who he thinks is NFL-ready from the Ohio State roster.
Ohio State QB @whoward_ believes his teammate WR Emeka Egbuka is poised to be a “particular” NFL participant.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 2, 2025
Schefter kicked issues off by asking if any traits from his teammates leap off the charts as NFL materials.
“It’s onerous to select one,” Howard mentioned. “I may go on protection and speak about Jack Sawyer, JT [Tuimoloau], Lathan [Ransom], Denzel [Burke], all these guys, Cody [Simon] — I imply, a number of the hardest-working dudes I’ve ever been round. Offensively, we’ve acquired a number of the finest weapons between Tre [Henderson], Q [Quinshon Judkins], and clearly our O-linemen — they’re gonna be studs on the subsequent degree.”
“However one man I’ve been saying time and again — and I feel he’s a particular, particular man — is Emeka Egbuka.”
Howard went deeper on what makes Egbuka an NFL-ready prospect.
“I see one thing completely different with him, man,” Howard mentioned. “He’s acquired unbelievable route-running capability, he’s acquired nice velocity, a number of the finest fingers I’ve been round. And on high of that, he’s top-of-the-line guys I’ve ever been round.”
He added, “He’s tremendous into his religion, understands the sport like a quarterback. You might sit him down in a quarterback assembly and he may spit stuff out rattling close to like I may, and it’s fairly spectacular. I do know he’s acquired a very shiny future forward of him.”
The 6-foot-4 quarterback completed by shouting out another teammate along with Egbuka.
“I hate to place it on only one man,” Howard mentioned. “There’s so many dudes which are gonna make an enormous splash. I feel TreVeyon Henderson goes to be an unbelievable professional. We’ll see — I do know all of those guys are gonna be nice execs, however Emeka is particular, man.”
The place Does Nationwide Champion WR Fall in Mock Draft?
Utilizing PFSN’s 2025 Mock Draft Simulator, the Ohio State standout lands with the Pittsburgh Steelers at twenty first general. Though the Steelers lately added DK Metcalf, pairing him with George Pickens and Egbuka could possibly be electrical.
PFSN’s Brentley Weissman backed up Howard’s reward by evaluating what makes Egbuka a top-tier NFL match.
“Egbuka is a well-built slot receiver who tasks as a dependable chain mover on the subsequent degree. He provides good general dimension for the place and has good energy and athleticism. He primarily aligned within the slot whereas at Ohio State, and that’s the place he’ll doubtless name dwelling on the subsequent degree.
“Egbuka is a wonderful route runner who runs his routes with the kind of nuance and method you’d anticipate from a Brian Hartline-trained product. Egbuka understands how one can use head and physique fakes to create separation and is excellent in utilizing his fingers to maintain his physique clear all through the stem of his route.”
Egbuka may go wherever from the highest 10 to the ultimate stretch of the primary spherical. Irrespective of the place he lands, there’s no query the Steilacoom, Washington, native is without doubt one of the finest broad receivers on this 12 months’s draft class.
