Emeka Egbuka, 2021 5* WR, Steilacoom (Steilacoom HS), WA (Offered 10/20/18)

Steilacoom (Wash.) receiver Emeka Egbuka named a top four in the spring, but this week said he’s now pared down the list for the most part.

“It’s more like a top three,” said Egbuka. “Ohio State, Oklahoma and Washington.”

Egbuka had included those three plus Clemson in the spring, but it really had been an unofficial top three for the past few months and now he’s operating under the mindset that those are the three schools he’s still considering.

“I haven’t talked to Clemson in a long time, so it’s really just those three schools,” said Egbuka.

Egbuka has visited Ohio State twice for unofficials and been on numerous trips to Washington.

Still, he’s yet to visit Oklahoma.

And while he wasn’t shocked to hear the reports that the NCAA is likely extending the dead period until April 15, he’s been expecting to have to visit Oklahoma on his own.

“I kind of figured that I’d have to visit Oklahoma by my own means, since it’s the only place I haven’t been,” said Egbuka. “I figured I’d go with my dad or go with my mom and check out Norman and see what it’s about. So that hasn’t changed that aspect. My dad and I have some airline points to redeem since we had to cancel before so I’ll probably do that at some point.”

While Egbuka doesn’t have a date locked in yet, he knows he wants to see Oklahoma with their quarterback commit, Caleb Williams.

“If I do go, I’ll definitely contact Caleb so he’ll be there too.”

Egbuka said he’s not ready to make a decision on where he’ll sign and a big reason for that is his reluctance to make a choice without seeing Oklahoma.

“I’m pretty sure that by the time I make a decision, I’ll have taken a visit to Oklahoma,” said Egbuka. “I won’t have made a decision on any school without seeing them.”

The Sooners continue to prioritize the nation’s No. 1 receiver.

“Seeing Oklahoma will be pretty key for me and they continue to recruit me hard,” said Egbuka. “I talk with coach (Dennis) Simmons maybe 2-3 times a week and I talk with coach (Lincoln) Riley all the time, and I think maybe I talk to him more than coach Simmons.

Williams, the nation’s top dual-threat quarterback, is persistent in recruiting Egbuka.

“I talk with Caleb whenever we feel like it, we play Xbox with each other, and just connect then,” said Egbuka.

Washington has had Egbuka on campus many times and he stays in regular communication with their quarterback commit, the nation’s No. 1 pro-style passer, Sam Huard.

“I throw with Sam, normally weekly and we text pretty regularly,” said Egbuka.

He also communicates with their coaches consistently.

“I talk with coach (Jimmy) Lake once or twice a week and I just talked to him on Wednesday,” said Egbuka. “And I talk with (receivers coach) Junior Adams like 2-4 times a week.”

Washington was the last school of Egbuka’s top three to kick their season off- they started on Saturday against Oregon State.

“It was good to finally see them play, especially with a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator and a second year for coach Adams,” said Egbuka.

It was also Egbuka’s first chance to see the Washington offense under new coordinator John Donovan and he said Adams has given him some insight.

“I thought they could have aired it out more but that is also based on personnel,” said Egbuka. “Coach Adams has shown me what it will be like. I don’t talk too much with coach Donovan, so I’ve relied a lot on coach Adams.”

Ohio State has had Egbuka on campus twice and the Buckeyes are taking a team effort in recruiting him.

“I talk mostly with coach (Brian) Hartline and coach (Keenan) Bailey and I also talk to coach (Ryan) Day,” said Egbuka. “I talk to a lot of the players too- I talk with Gee Scott, he’ll coach me up on some things and send me clops. I talk with Julian (Fleming), Jaxon Smith-Ngijba, Chris (Olave), Garrett (Wilson) and Justin (Fields) too. It’s pretty cool to get on the phone with him and talk with him. I also talk with CJ Stroud.”

Egbuka said he talks with Hartline on a near daily basis.

“I’d say we talk probably daily, at least five times a week,” said Egbuka. “He calls me more than he texts. And I talk with coach Day at least once a week.”

Egbuka said he’s still trying to figure out when he’ll sign and early enrollment isn’t completely out of the question if high school football in Washington isn’t played.

“I kind of have a timeline in my head, but nothing official,” said Egbuka. “A lot of it is based on my high school, how many games we’ll play, when we play, if we play at all. If we don’t end up playing, then I’ll look to enroll early. My plan right now is that I will sign in December, but I guess it’s possible I could wait till February. I think by that time, we’ll have most of the details on a season, if we have a season or a small amount of games.

Egbuka was selected to the All-American Bowl and he was also selected to the Polynesian Bowl.

While the All-American Bowl was canceled, he’s planning to be in Hawaii in January to play in the Polynesian Bowl.

Despite the cancellation of the All-American Bowl, the delay of his senior season and the extension of the NCAA dead period, Egbuka is taking it all in stride.

“It’s kind of something you just have to stay persistent about but also kind of realize there is nothing you can do about it. You control the controllable. All the recruits in my class are in the same boat. So we just work harder to be prepared for your high school season and your college football season.”

Egbuka said he’s currently weighing 195 pounds to go with his 6-1 height and has been training with his Steilacoom team in preparation for a season he hopes is played.

“We’ve just been game planning, grinding, and having everything focused on getting the ring we thought we should have won last year, but Tumwater got us, they beat us fair and square, so we’re looking to do that this season,” said Egbuka.

A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Egbuka is the No. 1 receiver nationally in the 2021 class and the No. 8 overall prospect nationally.

insinceredawg said:

“I thought they could have aired it out more but that is also based on personnel,” said Egbuka.

thats like a super nice way of saying 'your qb sucks.'


i tip my cap to that young man and his parents.

Jon don is the only one he doesn’t talk to?
Kinda different from the other major college programs. Ugh

dnc said:

bananasnblondes said:

dnc said:

What does it say that this is the most positive thing he's said in ages?

Help us ///, your our only hope.

So.... im guessing he's adopted

Yeah that's been covered a couple times here I believe.

Fast strategy womb/slow strategy home. Pretty sure that = fast strategy since the womb is all that matters if I remember the orthodoxy correctly.

Can we stop with that shit now that those guys are gone?