Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images A Hall of Fame caliber third receiving option would be a nice addition for the Buccaneers. In 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the defending Super Bowl champions and the team had a realistic opportunity to defend their title and repeat. Tampa finished the 2020 season with an 11-5 record and a world championship but there were hiccups along the way. 2021 was a different season and the Bucs looked like a different team. The 2021 Buccaneers' offense, lead by its passing attack, took the team to another level as the group moved more like a machine than a foot ..read more

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The NFL Draft is over but could more free agent signings occur before training camp? The NFL Draft brought injected some promising, fresh talent into a Buccaneers roster that was already on the precipice of another NFC Championship last season. Hopes should be high for this squad, as there doesn’t appear to be many glaring weaknesses on the roster, especially after addressing several key areas with four top 100 draft picks. That said, there are still some intriguing veterans on the market who the Bucs might explore to further round out the depth chart ahead OT ..read more

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey ..read more

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Now that the draft is all said and done, let’s take a look at what the rest of the NFC South did With the NFL draft all done and the Buccaneers picks being analyzed by our staff here at BucsNation, we decided to take a look at how the Bucs foes fared in the draft and who had the best class of all the NFC South. Let’s rank these draft classes and see who nailed the weekend. Number One: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Round 1: OL Graham Barton Round 2: EDGE Chris Braswell Round 3: S Tykee Smith Round 3: WR Jalen McMillan Round 4: RB Bucky Irving Round 6 ..read more

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images ESPN’s draft guru grades Tampa Bay’s draft. The NFL Draft has come and gone and grades are starting to pour in as pundits analyze draft selections across the league. ESPN’s Mel Kiper, Jr. has his and he likes what he sees from the Buccaneers. Now, how drafts pan out won’t be telling for another couple of years. How many times have we seen Tampa Bay make what many called great selections for the player to not play up to expectations? Regardless, it is still interesting to see how drafts grade out and words from Kiper below — who have the Buc ..read more

Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The final two picks of the Bucs’ 2024 NFL Draft could make the roster. The Buccaneers finished off their 2024 NFL draft class on the offensive side of the ball, selecting UTEP guard Elijah Klein at 220 overall and (yet another) Washington tight end Devin Culp at 246 overall. Klein, by the measure of several people in the know, could be a big-time steal as someone with starting potential. Culp seems like more of a move tight end who will provide competition in training camp. We can get the skinny on both: Career Stats Klein started a whoppin ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Another NFL Draft is in the books, but the Bucs aren’t done adding players to their team The Tampa Bay Buccaneers seem to have come away from the 2024 NFL Draft having addressed their biggest needs, finding starters and impact players with their first five picks while also adding some depth late in the draft. Now, it’s time to turn to undrafted free agency where Jason Licht and the Bucs look to continue to add to their roster - while hopefully finding a diamond in the rough like they’ve been able to in the past. The Bucs have already come away with; Duke IOL Graham B ..read more

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The picks have been made, now let’s grade them With day two of the NFL draft in the books, we figured it would be a good time to look back at what the Buccaneers were able to accomplish over the first three rounds. They were able to fill a lot of needs that they had. The positions were right, but were the players that were selected? Let’s dive right into some grades for Tampa Bay’s four selections. 1st Round, 26th Overall, Graham Barton, Center, Duke The Bucs needed to address the interior offensive line at some point in this draft and the earlier the better. We ..read more

Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A deep receiver class yields a talent prospect for the Bucs. The Buccaneers found another weapon for Baker Mayfield by drafting Washington wide receiver Jalen McMillan with the 92nd overall pick. First off, let’s address the most important fact...I GOT A MOCK DRAFT PICK CORRECT. Mock drafts are a fickle and often futile exercise, so I’m going to take my little victory lap on a third-round pick who simply made great sense for the Bucs. McMillan should slot in immediately as the team’s co-WR3 with 2023 pick Trey Palmer, and there should be ..read more

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Buccaneers addressed their secondary with the Georgia Bulldog. The Buccaneers once again went to the SEC well with their first of two 3rd-round picks, selecting Tykee Smith at No. 89 overall Friday. The team secured Antoine Winfield, Jr. and brought back Jordan Whitehead to solidify their starting safety duo, but the depth remained seriously thin prior to the selection of Smith. Todd Bowles knows the Georgia defense well (his son is on the team), so he’s seen plenty of Smith to know what he’s getting out of the versatile safety prospec ..read more