Tampa Bay Buccaneers Announce Ultimate 53-Man Roster, 2022 Tom Brady Julio Jones

August 30, 2022

Tight Ends (4): Cameron Brate, Ko Kieft, Cade Otton, Kyle Rudolph

This is without doubt one of the most remodeled positions on the depth chart from final season, with Brate as the one returning participant. The Bucs opted to maintain each of their 2022 draft picks, fourth-rounder Otton and sixth-rounder Kieft, with Kieft securing the fourth spot with a rugged show of blocking within the preseason. The Buccaneers solely stored three tight ends on the 53-man roster for many of final season however could have gone deeper this 12 months with a view to discover completely different mixtures to make up for the lack of all-around standout Rob Gronkowski. The one lower on the place was undrafted rookie JJ Howland, who could have proven sufficient in August to safe a apply squad spot.

Whereas this group is a little bit deeper on the 53-man roster than traditional, it in all probability will not keep that method for lengthy. The group is anticipated to position Jensen, their Professional Bowl middle, on injured reserve because of the knee harm he sustained on the second day of coaching camp. Nevertheless, it stays potential that Jensen might return sooner or later throughout the season, and to protect the flexibility to activate him from the I.R. checklist the Bucs needed to first get him by way of the cuts to the 53-man roster. Walton, a first-year participant who spent all of final 12 months on Tampa Bay’s apply squad, was in all probability the longest shot to make the lower when camp started however he impressed along with his versatility and power.

Defensive Linemen (6): Will Gholston, Akiem Hicks, Logan Corridor*, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Patrick O’Connor, Vita Vea

Vea, Hicks and Gholston are anticipated to create a formidable entrance for the Buccaneers’ protection, with high draft choose Corridor offering a pass-rush enhance. Nunez-Roches returns to reprise his beneficial position because the group’s back-up nostril deal with whereas O’Connor is without doubt one of the group’s greatest particular groups gamers. The Buccaneers carried two or three further defensive linemen on the apply squad for a lot of final season and so they might attempt to deliver again such lower gamers as Willington Previlon, Mike Greene or Benning Potoa’e.

Outdoors Linebackers (4): Shaquil Barrett, Carl Nassib, Anthony Nelson, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

The Buccaneers usually solely use 4 gamers of their edge rush rotation however final 12 months they nonetheless carried a fifth participant on the place in former undrafted signee Cam Gill. Gill was in line for a bigger position in 2022 earlier than he suffered a season-ending foot harm within the first preseason recreation. The group responded by bringing again Nassib, who performed for the Bucs in 2018 and 2019. The Buccaneers did not retain Anthony or latest pick-up Genard Avery in order that they could possibly be seeking some extra depth at that place, both by way of the return of considered one of them on the apply squad or on Wednesday’s strong waiver wire.

Inside Linebackers (4): Ok.J. Britt, Lavonte David, Olakunle Fatukasi*, Devin White

Fatukasi, who led the protection in tackles within the preseason and added 1.5 sacks and two passes defensed, was the one undrafted rookie to make the preliminary 53-man roster. The previous Rutgers standout joins Britt as backups to the star duo of David and White and can doubtless have a big position on particular groups. The Buccaneers traded considered one of their most energetic gamers on particular groups in 2021, Grant Stuard, to the Colts on Tuesday morning.

Cornerbacks (5): Carlton Davis, Jamel Dean, Dee Delaney, Zyon McCollum*, Sean Murphy-Bunting

McCollum, a fifth-round rookie out of Sam Houston State, makes the lower regardless of at the moment being sidelined by harm. Delaney offers wholesome depth behind the anticipated trio of Davis, Dean and Murphy-Bunting, with the latter two battling for one beginning spot reverse Davis. Undrafted rookies Don Gardner and Kyler McMichael could possibly be candidates for the apply squad.

Safeties (3): Mike Edwards, Keanu Neal, Antoine Winfield Jr.

It could be a shock if the Buccaneers headed into the common season with solely three safeties, significantly given the apparently vital plans they’d for veteran Logan Ryan, an offseason addition. Ryan was launched on Tuesday, however presumably simply as a short lived transfer to carry a roster spot for Jensen for in the future. The Buccaneers have been additionally impressed with undrafted rookie Nolan Turner out of Clemson and could possibly be trying to deliver him again on the apply squad if he clears waivers.

Specialists (3): Jake Camarda*, Ryan Succop, Zach Triner

The Bucs drafted Camarda within the fourth spherical in April, marking a youthful flip from incumbent Bradley Pinion, however they selected to stay with the skilled veteran at placekicker. Succop gained a preseason battle with first-year kicker Jose Borregales, who spent his rookie season on the Bucs’ apply squad earlier than getting an opportunity to compete for the job in 2022.