

NFC South2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Record
2–5
Points for
162
Points against
151
Differential
+11
Game by game
Average win +19, average loss -5. Bars above the line are wins.
Projected 2026
8.7–8.3
rating +0.8
Red zone TD rate
54.5%
12 of 22 trips
RZ TD rate allowed
52.6%
defense ranked 12 of 32
EPA per play
-0.084
defense ranked 3 of 32
Roster
| Player | Pos | Depth | Proj | G | RZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | QB16 | QB1 | 192.9 | 12 | 6 |
| Bucky Irving | RB8 | RB1 | 171.7 | 12 | 27 |
| Chase McLaughlin | K3 | - | 144.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | TE23 | TE1 | 92.8 | 12 | 3 |
| Kenny Gainwell | RB36 | RB2 | 92.4 | 14 | 6 |
| Buccaneers D/ST | DST6 | - | 80.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | WR69 | WR2 | 79.5 | 7 | 3 |
| Ted Hurst III | WR75 | WR3 | 72.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III | WR87 | WR3 | 64.1 | 7 | 4 |
| Tez Johnson | WR89 | WR4 | 62.6 | 12 | 4 |
| Jalon Daniels | QB39 | QB2 | 62.5 | 7 | 2 |
| Sean Tucker | RB61 | RB3 | 50.1 | 12 | 5 |
| Bauer Sharp | TE83 | TE4 | 21.8 | 13 | 0 |
| David Sills | WR159 | WR5 | 20.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Kameron Johnson | WR175 | WR6 | 17.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Jalen McMillanOUT | WR176 | WR7 | 17.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Payne Durham | TE94 | TE2 | 16.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Bauer Sharp | TE114 | TE4 | 10.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ko Kieft | TE126 | TE3 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 |
2026 schedule
Opponent defensive rank, 1 being the hardest. Red zone rank is carried separately because a defense can bend between the twenties and still hold inside the 20.