Overview
- Since Week 6, Egbuka has an NFL-high six drops and an NFL-low 40.3% catch rate among receivers with at least 40 targets, per Next Gen Stats.
- Offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard said the staff has "all the confidence in the world" in the rookie and plans to keep featuring him.
- After a blistering start, his production has tailed off to 29 catches for 361 yards and one touchdown over the last eight games, though he still leads the team in receptions, yards and touchdown catches.
- A late drop on a potential tying score against the Saints underscored the slump, with Egbuka saying, "I'm on this team for one reason, and that's to catch the ball, and I didn't."
- Tampa Bay has lost four of five with Baker Mayfield under 200 passing yards in four straight, while Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan have practiced toward returns that could reshape the receiving rotation as the Bucs face Atlanta on Thursday.