Yahoo Sports NFL on Emeka Egbuka
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Like Baker Mayfield's shoulder injury (fixed), Egbuka's hamstring injury (fixed) and Mike Evans' target competition (fixed). The upside is very clear with new OC Zac Robinson's history with high-volume inside-out receivers.
STACKED’s take
Egbuka's Week 12-18 collapse explained by injuries now fixed; Robinson's scheme history suggests WR5+ upside.
Egbuka's rookie season was WR9 through Week 11 before a WR64 finish from Week 12-18, but several factors explain the decline: Baker Mayfield's shoulder injury (now fixed), Egbuka's hamstring injury (now fixed), and Mike Evans' target competition (now fixed). The upside is very clear with new OC Zac Robinson's history with high-volume inside-out receivers; Cooper Kupp won the triple crown when Robinson was on the Rams' staff, and Drake London was the WR5 on a per-game basis in a mediocre offense when Robinson moved him inside. Egbuka has traits between those receivers and always projected for a slot/flanker role. The Bengals matchup is positive: while DJ Turner is a great CB1, Egbuka will move around and avoid facing him every snap; there's a dropoff to CB2 Dax Hill and slot Jalen Davis, and the returning starting LB group was one of the worst.
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