Emeka Egbuka Week 16 Preview vs. the Panthers

Emeka Egbuka will be running routes against the 17th-ranked passing defense in the league when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Carolina Panthers in Week 16, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Egbuka has put together a team-leading 870-yard year thus far (62.1 yards receiving per game) with six TDs, hauling in 58 passes on 117 targets.

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Egbuka vs. the Panthers

• Egbuka vs the Panthers (since 2021): No games
• Carolina has allowed five opposing receivers to amass 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• The Panthers have allowed 16 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• Carolina has given up at least two TD receptions to only one opposing player on the season.
• The 215.5 passing yards the Panthers concede per outing makes them the 17th-ranked pass defense in the NFL this season.
• So far this season, the Panthers have surrendered 17 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 1.2 per game. That ranks eighth in the league.

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Egbuka Receiving Insights

• In seven of 14 games this year, Egbuka has exceeded the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Egbuka has received 25.1% of his team's 466 passing attempts this season (117 targets).
• He has been targeted 117 times, averaging 7.4 yards per target (68th in NFL).
• Egbuka has reeled in a touchdown pass in five of 14 games this year, including more than one TD reception in one contest.
• He has six total touchdowns this season (17.6% of his team's 34 offensive TDs).
• Egbuka (10 red zone targets) has been targeted 20.8% of the time in the red zone (48 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Egbuka's Recent Performance