The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the No. 19 pick in the NFL Draft, adding to an already loaded wide receiver room. The pick marks the first time the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have taken a skill position player since 2017 and the first wide receiver the Bucs have taken in the first round since 2014 when Licht selected Mike Evans.

Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Jameson Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr. were all teammates at Ohio State before they became first-round picks.

Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka became the first Buckeye taken in the 2025 NFL draft when he went to Tampa Bay in the first round.