2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	The Glazer family
General manager	Jason Licht
Head coach	Todd Bowles
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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The 2026 season will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 13th under the leadership of general manager Jason Licht, their 29th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium and their fifth under head coach Todd Bowles. ^[1] The Buccaneers will seek to improve upon their 8–9 record from the previous season.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15
2	45
3	77
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff

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	Front office Co-owner/co-chairman – Bryan Glazer Co-owner/co-chairman – Edward Glazer Co-owner/co-chairman – Joel Glazer Co-owner/president – Darcie Glazer Kassewitz Co-owner – Avram Glazer Co-owner – Kevin Glazer General manager – Jason Licht Senior director of football operations – Shelton Quarles Assistant general manager – Mike Greenberg Assistant general manager – Rob McCartney Vice president of player personnel – Mike Biehl Senior personnel executive – Byron Kiefer Vice president of player engagement – Duke Preston Vice president of football research – Jacqueline Davidson Senior advisor to the general manager – Bruce Arians Director of player personnel – Shane Scannell Assistant director of pro scouting – Sean Conley Assistant director of pro scouting – Donovan Cotton Director of college scouting – Tony Hardie Director of football research - Zach Beistline Head coaches Head coach – Todd Bowles Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Vacant Pass game coordinator – Kefense Hynson Quarterbacks – Vacant Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Bryan McClendon Tight ends – Justin Peelle Assistant tight ends – Jeff Kastl Run game coordinator/offensive line – Kevin Carberry Offensive line – Brian Picucci			Defensive coaches Pass game coordinator – George Edwards Defensive line – Vacant Run game coordinator/outside linebackers – Larry Foote Inside linebackers - Mike Caldwell Cornerbacks – Vacant Safeties – Vacant Assistant secondary – Tim Atkins Assistant secondary – Rashad Johnson Defensive quality control – Joey Fitzgerald Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Vacant Defensive/special teams assistant – Keith Tandy Senior manager of coaching operations – Sarah Evans Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Anthony Piroli Assistant strength and conditioning – Cory Bichey Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Wade Assistant strength and conditioning – DeAndre Ward Sr Director of rehabilitation/performance – Maral Javadifar → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)  6 Baker Mayfield Running backs (RB)  7 Bucky Irving Wide receivers (WR)  2 Emeka Egbuka 14 Chris Godwin 19 Kameron Johnson 15 Tez Johnson 11 Jalen McMillan 80 Jaden Smith Tight ends (TE) 82 Devin Culp 87 Payne Durham

Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Graham Barton C 68 Ben Bredeson LG 70 Ben Chukwuma LT 67 Luke Goedeke RT 72 Luke Haggard RT 79 Elijah Klein RG 69 Cody Mauch RG 78 Tristan Wirfs LT Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Calijah Kancey DE 95 Elijah Roberts DE 92 Elijah Simmons NT 50 Vita Vea NT

Linebackers (LB) 43 Chris Braswell OLB  8 SirVocea Dennis ILB  0 YaYa Diaby OLB 98 Anthony Nelson OLB 51 David Walker OLB Defensive backs (DB) 32 Josh Hayes CB 27 Zyon McCollum CB 21 Benjamin Morrison CB 25 Jacob Parrish CB 36 J. J. Roberts S 23 Tykee Smith SS 31 Antoine Winfield Jr. FS 38 Rashad Wisdom FS Special teams (ST)  9 Riley Dixon P  4 Chase McLaughlin K

Reserve 39 Marcus Banks S39 -- Marshall Foerner T-- 85 Garrett Greene WR85 89 Dennis Houston WR89 64 Nash Hutmacher NT64 53 Nick Jackson ILB53 93 Jayson Jones NT93 59 Mohamed Kamara OLB59 66 Ben Scott C66 56 Benton Whitley OLB56 30 Michael Wiley RB30 28 Damarion Williams CB28 18 Josh Williams RB18 49 Owen Wright RB49 Impending free agents (FA) 10 Teddy Bridgewater QB 54 Lavonte David ILB 35 Jamel Dean CB 13 Mike Evans WR 65 Dan Feeney G 96 Greg Gaines NT 48 J. T. Gray S 90 Logan Hall DE 77 Charlie Heck RT 45 Deion Jones ILB 60 Michael Jordan LG 41 Ko Kieft TE 88 Cade Otton TE  5 Haason Reddick OLB 17 Sterling Shepard WR 22 Kindle Vildor CB  3 Anthony Walker Jr. ILB  1 Rachaad White RB Restricted free agents (RFA) 29 Christian Izien SS 44 Sean Tucker RB 58 Markees Watts OLB Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 16 Connor Bazelak QB 86 Evan Deckers LS 37 active, 23 free agent(s), 14 reserve As of January 10, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Buccaneers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Buccaneers' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring. ^[2]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints
Conference opponents (NFC North)	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Los Angeles Rams	Dallas Cowboys
Interconference opponents (AFC North)	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	Los Angeles Chargers	—N/a

References

1. "Todd Bowles to return for fifth season as Buccaneers head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
2. "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

External links

• Official website