11-5, 2nd NFC South
It has been a jam-packed offseason for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as they have made headlines numerous times. The first would be turning the team over to Tom Brady and then recruiting his former teammate to join, Rob Gronkowski. The Buccaneers did not stop getting weapons as they drafted Tyler Johnson. They also drafted KeShawn Vaughn and Antoine Winfield. Now the Buccaneers offense was a mismatch for most defenses with Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. OJ Howard did not have the breakout year as predicted and is a name to keep an eye on as a potential trade target for offenses.
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QB |
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12 |
94
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#3 QB | 6'4" | 225 | 43 | 8/3/77 | 21 | 2000 | 6 | 199 | Michigan |
QB |
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4 |
74
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#26 QB | 6'5" | 208 | 31 | 11/17/89 | 7 | 2013 | 6 | 201 | Tulane |
QB |
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11 |
67
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#45 QB | 6'4" | 234 | 31 | 10/15/89 | 10 | 2011 | 1 | 10 | Missouri |
RB |
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27 |
85
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#11 RB | 5'11" | 205 | 23 | 8/3/97 | 3 | 2018 | 2 | 38 | USC |
RB |
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25 |
83
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#17 RB | 5'10" | 198 | 32 | 7/12/88 | 12 | 2009 | 2 | 53 | Pittsburgh |
RB |
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28 |
81
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#26 RB | 6'0" | 240 | 26 | 1/18/95 | 4 | 2017 | 1 | 4 | LSU |
RB |
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30 |
70
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#71 RB | 5'10" | 214 | 23 | 5/4/97 | 0 | 2020 | 3 | 76 | Vanderbilt |
WR |
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13 |
89
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#15 WR | 6'5" | 231 | 27 | 8/21/93 | 7 | 2014 | 1 | 7 | Texas A&M |
WR |
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81 |
88
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#17 WR | 5'10" | 186 | 32 | 7/10/88 | 10 | 2010 | 6 | 195 | Central Michigan |
WR |
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14 |
86
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#22 WR | 6'1" | 209 | 24 | 2/27/96 | 4 | 2017 | 3 | 84 | Penn State |
WR |
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10 |
72
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#88 WR | 5'9" | 174 | 23 | 7/31/97 | 2 | 2019 | 6 | 208 | Bowling Green |
WR |
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18 |
68
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#128 WR | 6'1" | 206 | 22 | 8/25/98 | 0 | 2020 | 5 | 161 | Minnesota |
WR |
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17 |
67
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#137 WR | 6'3" | 213 | 25 | 4/4/95 | 3 | 2018 | 5 | 144 | Pennsylvania |
WR |
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85 |
67
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#137 WR | 5'10" | 172 | 26 | 4/24/94 | 3 | 2016 | Washington | ||
TE |
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87 |
87
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#7 TE | 6'6" | 265 | 31 | 5/14/89 | 10 | 2010 | 2 | 42 | Arizona |
TE |
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84 |
76
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#32 TE | 6'4" | 245 | 29 | 7/3/91 | 6 | 2014 | Harvard | ||
TE |
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88 |
68
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#78 TE | 6'5" | 239 | 26 | 11/12/94 | 2 | 2018 | Southern Arkansas | ||
TE |
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82 |
67
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#84 TE | 6'6" | 256 | 27 | 5/28/93 | 4 | 2017 | Laval | ||
C |
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66 |
86
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#5 C | 6'4" | 298 | 29 | 5/27/91 | 7 | 2013 | 6 | 203 | Colorado State - Pueblo |
OG |
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74 |
87
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#3 OG | 6'4" | 307 | 27 | 4/17/93 | 6 | 2015 | 2 | 61 | Hobart |
OG |
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64 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'4" | 310 | 26 | 2/18/94 | 3 | 2018 | James Madison | ||
OT |
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78 |
87
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#6 OT | 6'5" | 320 | 22 | 1/24/99 | 0 | 2020 | 1 | 13 | Iowa |
OT |
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76 |
72
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#37 OT | 6'6" | 338 | 27 | 6/23/93 | 6 | 2015 | 2 | 34 | Penn State |
OT |
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73 |
67
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#60 OT | 6'6" | 304 | 27 | 3/11/93 | 5 | 2016 | 5 | 155 | North Dakota State |
OT |
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72 |
67
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#60 OT | 6'6" | 315 | 29 | 2/14/91 | 6 | 2014 | James Madison | ||
NT |
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96 |
78
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#2 NT | 6'4" | 280 | 35 | 1/3/86 | 11 | 2009 | Troy | ||
DT |
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93 |
86
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#9 DT | 6'4" | 307 | 34 | 1/6/87 | 11 | 2010 | 1 | 2 | Nebraska |
DT |
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56 |
67
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#66 DT | 6'2" | 307 | 27 | 7/3/93 | 6 | 2015 | 6 | 217 | Southern Miss |
DT |
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94 |
67
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#66 DT | 6'1" | 308 | 24 | 8/22/96 | 0 | 2020 | 6 | 194 | Nebraska |
DE |
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90 |
87
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#9 DE | 6'5" | 278 | 32 | 1/1/89 | 11 | 2010 | 1 | 15 | South Florida |
DE |
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92 |
74
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#52 DE | 6'6" | 281 | 29 | 7/31/91 | 8 | 2013 | 4 | 126 | Michigan State |
DE |
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79 |
67
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#90 DE | 6'4" | 275 | 27 | 11/1/93 | 2 | 2017 | 7 | 250 | Eastern Michigan |
DE |
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95 |
67
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#90 DE | 6'3" | 281 | 26 | 6/2/94 | 2 | 2017 | 6 | 205 | Arkansas |
DE |
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98 |
67
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#90 DE | 6'7" | 271 | 23 | 3/4/97 | 2 | 2019 | 4 | 107 | Iowa |
LB |
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58 |
89
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#7 LB | 6'1" | 260 | 28 | 11/17/92 | 7 | 2014 | Colorado State | ||
LB |
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54 |
87
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#11 LB | 6'1" | 233 | 31 | 1/23/90 | 9 | 2012 | 2 | 58 | Nebraska |
LB |
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45 |
80
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#25 LB | 6'0" | 237 | 22 | 2/17/98 | 2 | 2019 | 1 | 5 | LSU |
LB |
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51 |
72
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#120 LB | 6'0" | 246 | 30 | 12/3/90 | 8 | 2013 | 2 | 45 | LSU |
LB |
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49 |
67
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#121 LB | 6'2" | 238 | 23 | 12/14/97 | 0 | 2020 | Wagner | ||
CB |
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24 |
85
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#21 CB | 6'1" | 206 | 24 | 12/31/96 | 3 | 2018 | 2 | 63 | Auburn |
CB |
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35 |
78
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#54 CB | 6'1" | 206 | 24 | 10/15/96 | 2 | 2019 | 3 | 94 | Auburn |
CB |
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23 |
75
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#70 CB | 6'0" | 195 | 23 | 6/19/97 | 2 | 2019 | 2 | 39 | Central Michigan |
CB |
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43 |
74
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#79 CB | 6'0" | 191 | 29 | 8/6/91 | 7 | 2014 | 4 | 109 | Duke |
CB |
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29 |
67
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#120 CB | 5'11" | 174 | 27 | 9/7/93 | 5 | 2016 | 4 | 108 | North Carolina Central |
SS |
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31 |
80
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#8 SS | 5'9" | 203 | 22 | 8/16/98 | 0 | 2020 | 2 | 45 | Minnesota |
SS |
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33 |
74
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#22 SS | 5'10" | 198 | 23 | 3/18/97 | 2 | 2018 | 4 | 117 | Pittsburgh |
SS |
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26 |
74
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#22 SS | 5'11" | 203 | 28 | 10/28/92 | 5 | 2016 | Connecticut | ||
SS |
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32 |
68
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#36 SS | 5'10" | 205 | 24 | 5/18/96 | 2 | 2019 | 3 | 99 | Kentucky |
FS |
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41 |
71
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#136 FS | 6'1" | 211 | 28 | 8/30/92 | 7 | 2014 | 1 | 27 | Washington State |
LS |
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97 | 6'3" | 245 | 29 | 1/30/91 | 2 | 2017 | Assumption | ||||
P |
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8 |
79
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#9 P | 6'6" | 230 | 26 | 6/1/94 | 6 | 2015 | 5 | 165 | Clemson |
PK |
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3 |
75
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#16 PK | 6'3" | 218 | 34 | 9/19/86 | 11 | 2009 | 7 | 256 | South Carolina |
Contents
The Buccaneers had one of the biggest offseason periods in the NFL with future Hall-of-Famer and GOAT quarterback Tom Brady joining the team. He'll be joining a Tampa Bay squad that compiled a 7-9 record in 2019 but had the 3rd-highest-scoring offense under offensive genius Bruce Arians. The Buccaneers also feature some elite offensive talent in wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin as well as the best tight end trio in the NFL in Rob Gronkowski, O.J. Howard, and Cameron Brate. The offseason was kind to the Bucs, and the draft was no exception as first-round offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs and second-round safety Antoine Winfield should be high-level starters right away. The Bucs have great odds to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and should be among the top
The Buccaneers' highest-paid player on the roster heading into the 2020 season is Tom Brady, who was signed away from the Patriots over the offseason. Brady carries a $25 million cap hit this season and makes Tampa Bay a real Super Bowl contender.
The Glazer family have owned the Buccaneers as a collective since Malcolm Glazer's death in 2014. Glazer originally acquired the Buccaneers in 1995 and also owned the English soccer team Manchester United, the most popular sports team in the world. Both teams were left behind to his children and relatives.
Bruce Arians is entering his second season as the Buccaneers' head coach. Arians was previously the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and will add Tom Brady to a pristine list of quarterbacks he's worked with in Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Ben Roethlisberger, and Carson Palmer.
The Buccaneers currently have $4.8 million in available cap space heading into this season, which is the second-lowest in the NFL ahead of just the Patriots. Tampa has done an excellent job of managing its cap though as it only has $360,000 in dead cap money and has invested in high-level talent.
Ronald Jones was the leading rusher on the Bucs last season, but he had just 724 yards on the ground. The Bucs drafted Ke'Shawn Vaughn out of Vanderbilt in the third round this year, who could take over as the leading running back.
Three important players who the Bucs drafted this offseason are 21 years old, making them the oldest on the roster - first-round offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs out of Iowa, second-round safety Antoine Winfield out of Minnesota, and fifth-round wide receiver Tyler Johnson out of Minnesota.
Tom Brady is the oldest player on the Buccaneers' roster at 42 years old, and he's also the oldest starting quarterback in the NFL. Brady's play has declined a tad, but he's still one of the best in the league and should help his new team make the playoffs this season.