Star second-year WR Emeka Egbuka will not be cleared from concussion protocol in time for Week 7’s contest vs. division rival Carolina. Egbuka is coming off of his two best games of the year, putting up over 17 PPR points in each contest.
Baker Mayfield will have Chris Godwin and rookie Ted Hurst as his top two WR’s in his return from a 3-game absence due to a thumb injury. Cade Otton has also historically risen to the occasion when the Buccaneers are missing starting WR’s. Fantasy football managers should have optimism Egbuka will play next week but will still need to watch practice reports.
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The Buccaneers are eyeing tight end and defensive end options in the first round after re-signing Cade Otton to a three-year extension. While Otton’s role as a blocker could reduce Kenyon Sadiq’s snap share, Tampa Bay is a perfect fantasy landing spot for a catch-first tight end after the team jettisoned Rashaad White and Hall of Fame WR Mike Evans.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received more bad injury news from the pass catchers. Cade Otton is sore, dealing with a new leg injury in addition to a previous hamstring issue. The timeline to return from the injury is still unknown.
If the injury leaks into the regular season, we as fantasy managers can add more fuel to the Egbuka rocketship. What was once a strength of the Buccaneers, the receiving depth, is being decimated by the injury bug. Egbuka has earned high praise this offseason from the Head Coach, Todd Bowles, who said in an interview, “Emeka grasps everything, runs the right routes, he puts his face in there blocking, he’s very professional in his technique, he does the little things well, he is a complete player.” With Egbuka and veteran Mike Evans being the only healthy fantasy-relevant receivers, the climb in ADP is well justified for the rookie. Currently on a Fastdraft Rabbit, his ADP is 53 and on Underdog, he sits at an ADP of 60.
Author: Dane Madoche (FF_DaMaddog)
