Rookies Rueben Bain Jr. and Josiah Trotter will open s as Tampa Bay units its first regular-season depth chart.
The s will waste little time getting their high two 2026 draft picks onto the sector.
Rookies Rueben Bain Jr. and Josiah Trotter are each listed with Tampa Bay’s beginning protection on the depth chart launched forward of Week 1. Bain will begin at exterior linebacker reverse Yaya Diaby, whereas Trotter joins veteran Alex Anzalone as one of many Bucs’ two beginning inside linebackers.
Baker Mayfield stays on the high of the quarterback room with undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels behind him at QB2, whereas Bucky Irving leads a backfield that additionally consists of Kenny Gainwell and Sean Tucker. At receiver, Jalen McMillan, Chris Godwin Jr. and Emeka Egbuka occupy the three beginning spots.
Tampa Bay’s secondary has Zyon McCollum and Jacob Parrish listed because the beginning cornerbacks, with Antoine Winfield Jr. and Tykee Smith at security. Keionte Scott, one other rookie, sits behind Parrish at cornerback.
Right here is the complete Week 1 depth chart:
Offense
| Place | First | Second | Third/Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Jalen McMillan | Ted Hurst III | |
| WR | Chris Godwin Jr. | Kameron Johnson | |
| LT | Tristan Wirfs | Ben Chukwuma | |
| LG | Ben Bredeson | Billy Schrauth | |
| C | Graham Barton | Dan Feeney | |
| RG | Cody Mauch | Luke Haggard | |
| RT | Luke Goedeke | Justin Skule | |
| WR | Emeka Egbuka | Tez Johnson | |
| TE | Cade Otton | Payne Durham | Ko Kieft / Bauer Sharp |
| QB | Baker Mayfield | Jalon Daniels | |
| RB | Bucky Irving | Kenny Gainwell | Sean Tucker |
Protection
| Place | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL | Calijah Kancey | Elijah Roberts | |
| NT | Vita Vea | Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | Elijah Simmons |
| DL | A’Shawn Robinson | DeMonte Capehart | |
| OLB | Yaya Diaby | Anthony Nelson | David Walker |
| ILB | Josiah Trotter | SirVocea Dennis | |
| ILB | Alex Anzalone | Christian Rozeboom | |
| OLB | Rueben Bain Jr. | Al-Quadin Muhammad | |
| CB | Zyon McCollum | Benjamin Morrison | Ayden Garnes |
| CB | Jacob Parrish | Keionte Scott | Kevin Knowles |
| S | Antoine Winfield Jr. | ||
| S | Tykee Smith | Miles Killebrew |
Particular groups
| Place | First | Second |
|---|---|---|
| P | Riley Dixon | |
| PK | Chase McLaughlin | |
| KO | Chase McLaughlin | |
| H | Riley Dixon | |
| LS | Evan Deckers | |
| PR | Kameron Johnson | Tez Johnson |
| KR | Sean Tucker | Kenny Gainwell |
| KR | Kameron Johnson |
This text initially appeared on Bucs Wire: 1