By already stock the recipient room, few people were expecting Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Secretary General Jason Licht, to draft the first receiver. Still, the Super Bowl-winning GM attaches to his table and chose the remaining player, the remaining Emeka Egbuka, in 19th place.
Even Mike Evans was surprised.
“I didn’t [expect to draft a receiver] Either, but you know that Jason has always been great in the draft and we wanted to choose the best players available on and from what I’ve seen so far, he was definitely the best player available, “said Evans on Thursday.” So looking forward to a great year for him, Emeka. “
Evans, who has created at least 1,000 meters in every single 11 pro season, has been impressed by the newcomer when he gets the ball in his hands during exercises and minicamp is not for a season.
“He looks like again, but I mean, he grabs like Chris Godwin,” Evans said of Egbuka. “He is a very polished, very well -made player.”
Bucs have talent in the reception room that comes out of the ears. Evans is a six -time Pro Bowler that can still peckify corners. When it is healthy, Godwin Yac is a trader. Jalen McMillan flashed vertically last season and came down strongly on the elastic. Egbuka and seventh actor Tez Johnson give Tampa more wide than they can even get on the field at a time.
“I know I say it a lot, but this could be the best reception hall I’ve been part of,” said Evans. “I say that every year, but we always get great players to come in, so it has been very lucky for me in the career to be around great young players. And they have added the room tremendously. They are already very refined. The real hands of Emeka, Super Smart, Tez is speed, fast.”
Evans added that the youngsters injected into the playing system help to keep him interested to be great and chase another Lombardi cup.
“It gives me more encouragement like I was once in these shoes and I remember hungry and it helps me to keep it hunger, see young, great players like that who are hungry,” he said.
If Godwin is healthy for training camps and the usual opening season, it will be interesting to see how Bucs turn their receiver. Whether the youngsters will have a certain package or whether the older state, like Evans, could get a few more reps of each game to be fresh throughout the season.