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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-5 in the NFC South.

3-510th in National Football ConferenceBye 10McVay 11Odd 3-4 fire

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TBTampa Bay Buccaneers

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Team summary

Scheme

First-year OC Robinson calls the offense (about 50/50 carryover vs. new, per Chris Godwin); HC Bowles has no DC on staff and keeps calling the defense.

OC / DC Zac Robinson / Todd Bowles

Record

0-4 · 76/96 · L4

as of 2026-10-07

4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet

2027 cap

−$4.9M space · −$20.7M effective

OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026

Needs

Board fit

EDGE

2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Zac Robinson / Todd Bowles

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

McVay 11

Offensive scheme type: McVay 11
Personnel: 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme: Inside zone
Primary offensive line scheme: Zone

Offensive aggression

Attacking · 65

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Robinson McVay 11, inside zone and play-action. Not a 12 club.

Defense

Odd 3-4 fire

Defensive scheme type: Odd 3-4 fire
Base front: Odd nickel 3-4
Front: 3-4
Defensive line technique: Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage: Cover 3 fire zone
Primary press technique: Off

Defensive aggression

Aggressive · 78

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Bowles still calls it: fire zone, Cover 3, simulated pressure. Aggression is the brand.

74 players · 68 on the active roster · 6 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.

Roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense26


62	Graham Barton		C	6' 5"	314	24	3 yrs	Brentwood, TN	—	Active
65	Dan Feeney		G	6' 4"	310	32	10 yrs	Orland Park, IL	—	Active
68	Ben Bredeson		G	6' 5"	315	28	7 yrs	Hartland, WI	—	Active
69*	Cody Mauch		G	6' 6"	303	27	4 yrs	Hankinson, ND	—	Active
69*	Trevor Keegan		G	6' 6"	320	26	3 yrs	Crystal Lake, IL	—	Active
75	Billy Schrauth		G	6' 4"	310	23	R	Campbellsport, WI	—	Active
67	Luke Goedeke		OT	6' 5"	312	27	5 yrs	Whitelaw, WI	—	Active
70	Benjamin Chukwuma		OT	6' 6"	310	25	2 yrs	Austell, GA	—	Active
77	Justin Skule		OT	6' 6"	315	29	7 yrs	Clifton, VA	—	Active
78	Tristan Wirfs		OT	6' 5"	320	27	7 yrs	Mount Vernon, IA	—	Active
6	Baker Mayfield		QB	6' 1"	215	31	9 yrs	Austin, TX	—	Active
10	Jalon Daniels		QB	6' 1"	219	24	R	Lawndale, CA	—	Active
16	Easton Stick		QB	6' 1"	224	31	7 yrs	Omaha, NE	—	Active
1	Kenny Gainwell		RB	5' 9"	200	27	6 yrs	Yazoo City, MS	—	Active
7	Bucky Irving		RB	5' 10"	195	24	3 yrs	Chicago, IL	—	Active
18	Josh Williams		RB	5' 9"	210	25	2 yrs	Houston, TX	—	Active
44	Sean Tucker		RB	5' 10"	205	25	4 yrs	Owings Mills, MD	—	Active
—	Barika Kpeenu		RB	5' 10"	213	—	R	West Fargo, ND	—	Active
41	Ko Kieft	MIN	TE	6' 5"	265	28	5 yrs	Sioux Center, IA	—	Active
84	Bauer Sharp		TE	6' 4"	246	23	R	Dothan, AL	—	Active
87	Payne Durham		TE	6' 5"	255	26	4 yrs	Suwanee, GA	—	Active
88	Cade Otton	WAS	TE	6' 5"	247	27	5 yrs	Tumwater, WA	—	Active
14	Chris Godwin Jr.		WR	6' 1"	209	30	10 yrs	Middletown, DE	—	Active
15	Tez Johnson		WR	5' 10"	165	24	2 yrs	Pinson, AL	—	Active
17	Ted Hurst III		WR	6' 3"	185	22	R	Savannah, GA	—	Active
19	Kameron Johnson		WR	5' 10"	170	24	3 yrs	Rocky Mount, NC	—	Active

Defense26


21	Benjamin Morrison		CB	6' 0"	190	22	2 yrs	Phoenix, AZ	—	Active
22	Keionte Scott	MIA	CB	6' 0"	195	25	R	San Diego, CA	—	Active
24	Ayden Garnes	ARI	CB	6' 0"	181	23	R	Philadelphia, PA	—	Active
25	Jacob Parrish		CB	5' 10"	198	22	2 yrs	Olathe, KS	—	Active
27	Zyon McCollum		CB	6' 2"	199	27	5 yrs	Galveston, TX	—	Active
38	Kevin Knowles		CB	5' 11"	190	23	3 yrs	Hollywood, FL	—	Active
95	Elijah Roberts		DE	6' 4"	295	24	2 yrs	Miami, FL	—	Active
50	Vita Vea	WAS	DT	6' 4"	347	31	9 yrs	Milpitas, CA	—	Active
56	Rakeem Nunez-Roches		DT	6' 2"	305	33	12 yrs	DANGRIGA, Belize	—	Active
90	DeMonte Capehart		DT	6' 5"	315	24	R	Hartsville, SC	—	Active
91	A'Shawn Robinson		DT	6' 3"	320	31	11 yrs	Fort Worth, TX	—	Active
92	Elijah Simmons	TEN	DT	6' 1"	335	25	2 yrs	Memphis, TN	—	Active
94	Calijah Kancey	PIT	DT	6' 0"	280	25	4 yrs	Miami, FL	—	Active
3	Rueben Bain Jr.	MIA	LB	6' 3"	270	22	R	Miami, FL	—	Active
8*	SirVocea Dennis	PIT	LB	6' 0"	230	26	4 yrs	Syracuse, NY	—	Active
34	Alex Anzalone		LB	6' 3"	234	32	10 yrs	Wyomissing, PA	—	Active
45	Josiah Trotter		LB	6' 2"	237	21	R	Philadelphia, PA	—	Active
46	Caden Fordham		LB	6' 1"	223	24	R	Ponte Vedra, FL	—	Active
51	David Walker		LB	6' 2"	260	26	2 yrs	Stuttgart, AR	—	Active
97	Al-Quadin Muhammad	MIA	LB	6' 3"	250	31	9 yrs	Irvington, NJ	—	Active
98	Anthony Nelson		LB	6' 7"	271	29	8 yrs	Urbandale, IA	—	Active
5	Ifeatu Melifonwu		S	6' 3"	210	27	6 yrs	South Grafton, MA	—	Active
23	Tykee Smith		S	5' 10"	202	25	3 yrs	Philadelphia, PA	—	Active
29	Miles Killebrew		S	6' 2"	222	33	11 yrs	Henderson, NV	—	Active
31	Antoine Winfield Jr.	MIN	S	5' 9"	203	28	7 yrs	The Woodlands, TX	—	Active
36	JJ Roberts		S	6' 0"	195	25	2 yrs	Ona, WV	—	Active

Special Teams3


86	Evan Deckers		LS	6' 3"	252	27	3 yrs	Avon, CT	—	Active
9	Riley Dixon		P	6' 4"	221	33	11 yrs	Blossvale, NY	—	Active
4	Chase McLaughlin	ILL	PK	6' 0"	190	30	8 yrs	Cypress, TX	—	Active

Injured / Out1


80	David Sills V		WR	6' 3"	211	30	4 yrs	Wilmington, DE	—	Day-To-Day

Practice Squad12


—	Brandon Johnson	CB	5' 10"	185	23	1 yr	Newton, NC	—	Practice Squad
93	Jayson Jones	DT	6' 6"	340	25	1 yr	Calera, AL	—	Practice Squad
61	Henry Lutovsky	G	6' 6"	319	23	R	Crawfordsville, IA	—	Practice Squad
66	Ben Scott	G	6' 5"	310	25	1 yr	Honolulu, HI	—	Practice Squad
48	Javin Wright	LB	6' 4"	232	26	R	Chandler, AZ	—	Practice Squad
57	Yasir Holmes	LB	6' 4"	240	23	R	Indian Head, MD	—	Practice Squad
76	Paul Rubelt	OT	6' 10"	313	26	R	Frankfurt, Germany	—	Practice Squad
—	Silas Walters	S	5' 11"	199	24	R	West Chester, OH	—	Practice Squad
—	CJ Dippre	TE	6' 5"	256	24	2 yrs	Scranton, PA	—	Practice Squad
8*	Dean Patterson	WR	6' 2"	200	24	R	Lutz, FL	—	Practice Squad
83	Eric Rivers Jr.	WR	5' 10"	176	24	R	Chattanooga, TN	—	Practice Squad
85	Garrett Greene	WR	5' 11"	201	25	1 yr	Tallahassee, FL	—	Practice Squad

Injury roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense1


2	Emeka Egbuka		WR	6' 1"	205	24	2 yrs	Steilacoom, WA	—	Questionable

Defense1


0	Yaya Diaby	LOU	LB	6' 4"	270	27	4 yrs	Atlanta, GA	—	Out

Injured / Out4


32	Josh Hayes		CB	6' 0"	190	27	4 yrs	Lakeland, FL	—	Injured Reserve
52	Christian Rozeboom		LB	6' 2"	230	29	6 yrs	Sioux Center, IA	—	Injured Reserve
59	Mohamed Kamara		LB	6' 1"	253	27	2 yrs	Newark, NJ	—	Injured Reserve
11	Jalen McMillan	WAS	WR	6' 1"	192	24	3 yrs	Fresno, CA	—	Injured Reserve

Injury notes6

Emeka Egbuka · WR #2
- Questionable · Foot
Yaya Diaby · LB #0
- Out · Knee - MCL · Sprain
Josh Hayes · CB #32
- Injured Reserve · Knee · Surgery
Christian Rozeboom · LB #52
- Injured Reserve
Mohamed Kamara · LB #59
- Injured Reserve
Jalen McMillan · WR #11
- Injured Reserve · Knee - PCL · Sprain

Roster log

Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.

StatusNov 6, 8:59 PM
Tristan Wirfs
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryNov 6, 8:59 PM
Tristan Wirfs
Cleared
StatusNov 6, 8:59 PM
Tykee Smith
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryNov 6, 8:59 PM
Tykee Smith
Cleared
InjuryNov 6, 8:23 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Questionable · Foot
StatusNov 6, 5:28 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 6, 5:28 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Injury: Questionable
InjuryNov 6, 5:17 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Questionable · Foot
InjuryNov 6, 12:58 AM
Tristan Wirfs
Questionable · Toe
Off rosterNov 6, 12:07 AM
Luke Haggard
No longer on the listed roster
StatusNov 6, 12:07 AM
Tristan Wirfs
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 6, 12:07 AM
Tristan Wirfs
Injury: Questionable
StatusNov 6, 12:07 AM
Kenny Gainwell
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryNov 6, 12:07 AM
Kenny Gainwell
Cleared
StatusNov 6, 12:07 AM
Emeka Egbuka
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryNov 6, 12:07 AM
Emeka Egbuka
Cleared
InjuryNov 5, 9:02 PM
Tristan Wirfs
Questionable · Toe
InjuryNov 5, 5:04 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Questionable · Foot
InjuryNov 5, 4:08 PM
Jalen McMillan
Injured Reserve · Knee - PCL
AddedNov 5, 6:31 AM
Trevor Keegan
Added to the roster
StatusNov 5, 6:31 AM
Kenny Gainwell
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 5, 6:31 AM
Kenny Gainwell
Injury: Questionable
StatusNov 5, 6:31 AM
Tykee Smith
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 5, 6:31 AM
Tykee Smith
Injury: Questionable
InjuryNov 5, 3:32 AM
Tykee Smith
Questionable · Ankle
InjuryNov 5, 2:15 AM
Kenny Gainwell
Questionable · Hip
InjuryNov 4, 6:29 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Questionable · Foot
InjuryNov 4, 5:17 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Questionable · Foot
StatusNov 4, 12:43 AM
Emeka Egbuka
Status Active → Questionable
StatusNov 4, 12:43 AM
Yaya Diaby
Status Active → Out
StatusNov 3, 10:13 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Status Questionable → Active
StatusNov 3, 10:13 PM
Yaya Diaby
Status Out → Active
StatusNov 3, 4:01 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Status Out → Questionable
InjuryNov 3, 4:01 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Injury: Questionable
InjuryNov 3, 1:03 PM
Emeka Egbuka
Questionable · Foot
StatusNov 2, 9:24 PM
DeMonte Capehart
Status Out → Active
InjuryNov 2, 9:24 PM
DeMonte Capehart
Cleared
StatusNov 2, 9:24 PM
Billy Schrauth
Status Out → Active
InjuryNov 2, 9:24 PM
Billy Schrauth
Cleared
StatusNov 2, 9:24 PM
Yaya Diaby
Status Questionable → Out

McVay 11Odd 3-4 fireInside zoneCover 3 fire zone11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WROdd nickel 3-4Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.

Offense

11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR

11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.

WR1

WR2

SLOT

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
WR1	11	Jalen McMillanIR	17	Ted Hurst III	—	—
WR2	2	Emeka EgbukaQ	15	Tez Johnson	—	—
Slot	14	Chris Godwin Jr.	19	Kameron Johnson	—	—
LT	78	Tristan Wirfs	70	Benjamin Chukwuma	—	—
LG	68	Ben Bredeson	75	Billy Schrauth	—	—
C	62	Graham Barton	65	Dan Feeney	—	—
RG	69	Cody Mauch	72	Luke Haggard	—	—
RT	67	Luke Goedeke	77	Justin Skule	—	—
TE	88	Cade Otton	87	Payne Durham	41	Ko Kieft
QB	6	Baker Mayfield	10	Jalon Daniels	—	—
RB	7	Bucky Irving	1	Kenny Gainwell	44	Sean Tucker

Defense

Nickel 3-4

Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.

LDE

RDE

WILL

ILB

ILB

OLB

LCB

RCB

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
LDE	94	Calijah Kancey	56	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	—	—
NT	50	Vita Vea	90	DeMonte Capehart	92	Elijah Simmons
RDE	91	A'Shawn Robinson	95	Elijah Roberts	—	—
WLB	3	Rueben Bain Jr.	97	Al-Quadin Muhammad	—	—
LILB	34	Alex Anzalone	52	Christian RozeboomIR	—	—
RILB	45	Josiah Trotter	8	SirVocea Dennis	—	—
LCB	27	Zyon McCollum	24	Ayden Garnes	—	—
SS	23	Tykee Smith	—	—	—	—
FS	31	Antoine Winfield Jr.	29	Miles Killebrew	—	—
RCB	25	Jacob Parrish	21	Benjamin Morrison	—	—
NB	22	Keionte Scott	38	Kevin Knowles	—	—

Special Teams

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
PK	4	Chase McLaughlin	—	—	—	—
P	9	Riley Dixon	—	—	—	—
H	9	Riley Dixon	—	—	—	—
LS	86	Evan Deckers	—	—	—	—
PR	19	Kameron Johnson	15	Tez Johnson	—	—
KR	44	Sean Tucker	1	Kenny Gainwell	19	Kameron Johnson

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-5 in the NFC South. The offense is McVay 11 and the defense is Odd 3-4 fire. Play-callers are Zac Robinson / Todd Bowles.

Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Buccaneers' top 2027 need Thin room — only 3 names listed Public boards have interior ol as the Buccaneers' 3rd need

Scouting reports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster & Depth Chart 2026

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2027 cap

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Board fit

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McVay 11

Odd 3-4 fire

Roster

Offense26

Defense26

Special Teams3

Injured / Out1

Practice Squad12

Injury roster

Offense1

Defense1

Injured / Out4

Injury notes6

Roster log

Offense

Defense

Special Teams