Eric Williams
NFL reporter
Emeka Egbuka seeks comfort to know the details and intimate nuances of her position. This is what makes it one of the main receptors in this year’s draft, according to the offensive coordinator of the state of Ohio and the coach of receptors Brian Hartline.
“It’s very brain, so there is much more depth in those conversations,” Hartline told Fox Sports. “Hello, he wants to know the” why “, not always” how. “But it’s great, your great effort in a perfect way.
The search for the perfection of Egbuka led him to become the leader of all time at receptions (205) in the state of Ohio, one of the main producers of the NFL receptor talent. You know the names: Terry McLaurin, Chris Olave, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr.
The opportunity to follow and compete with some of those elite athletes is what led Egbuka to choose the buckey as the player of the year Washington Gatorade 2019 outside Steilacoom High School.
“I am my own hardest critic,” Egbuka said at NFL Scouting Combine in February. “A reason why I stood out in Ohio State was because coach Hartline and I shared a similar mentality. We are perfectionists in the nth grade.
“Every time I look at the movie, I never tell myself ‘good work’ in my head. I’m always criticizing myself. Whether I am blocking, on a route running, my divisions before the work, everything is a game for me. It’s an art. I love the art of being a receiver.”
Will Howard hits Emeka Egbuka in a beautiful 11 yards TD against Indiana
Greg Herd first noticed that attention to detail in Egbuka at an early age. A former Washington East Receiver who spent some time at the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks, Herd served as an Egbuka receptor coach and offensive coordinator in Steilacoom. First, when Egbuka was an anxious high school student thirst for knowledge or how to improve in his trade.
“I was working with the high school group as a great seventh, and I thought:” Oh, the son of this child, “Herd told Fox Sports.” And then, when I discovered that he was a seventh grade student, I was like, “Santa Mierda, this child is special.”
“Once something is done once, he is rooted in his head. He has that level of intellectual coefficient as a soccer player.”
Herd recently spent time with Egbuka in Arizona, where he prepares for the draft at the Exos Training Center. They simply play a couple of golf rounds together. Egbuka, who was also a talented baseball player in high school, Tok up golf at the university and is already a single disability.
“The first thing we played, his clubs had yet entered, so he had to use rentals,” said Herd. “And he said:” I am better with my clubs. “Look, I’m the same with any club.
The NFL Draft analyst of Fox Sports, Rob Rank, has Egbuka as its best classified and no receiver. 16 In general on its great final board.
“It is safer than a sub -u, with excellent speed, balance and central strength to gain from the slot, as well as strong and reliable hands,” Rank said.
Fox Sports Nfl Bucky Brooks analyst classifies Egbuka as receiver No. 4 in this year’s draft, behind Travis Hunter, Tetaira McMillan and Matthew Golden. Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL network has Egbuka as its receiver No. 2 behind Golden, who ran a 4.29 in the 40 -yard race in the harvester.
Egbuka said hey formally with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas raiders in the harvester. He also had visits prior to the draft with Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys. Together with those four teams, the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams and Seahawks could make sense as possible landing points for Egbuka.
“It looks a lot like Smith-Njigba,” said a NFL scout for a long time. “It’s soft. It’s not a blazer, but that works in the NFL with its capture and separation.”
The Egbuka of 6 feet 1 and 202 pounds ran a respectable 4.48 40 on its professional day, which included a striking division of 1.50 seconds of 10 yards. Together with your polished route skills and sticky hands, your ability as a blocker arranged in the career game stands out for the next level.
“It’s more than fast enough,” Hartline told Fox Sports. “Athletic ability, in my opinion, should be a review of the box. It is large and strong enough.
Hartline says that whoever selects Egbuka will get a complete and complete receiver ready to contribute once it reaches the field.
“You can play anywhere that needs it,” said Hartline. “Whatever you need to execute and do as to the description of the work, you can do it for you. Block, routes, there is nothing that Emeka cannot download when you are asked for the day of the game.
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Eric D. Williams has reported the NFL for more than a decade, covering the Los Angeles Rams For Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks For the news post of Tacoma. Follow it in X in @Reric_d_williams.
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