2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
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Owner | The Glazer family |
General manager | Jason Licht |
Head coach | Todd Bowles |
Home field | Raymond James Stadium |
The 2024 season will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' upcoming 49th in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th under the leadership of general manager Jason Licht and their third under head coach Todd Bowles. They will enter the season as the three-time defending NFC South champions.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 26 | Graham Barton | C | Duke | |
2 | 57 | Chris Braswell | OLB | Alabama | |
3 | 89 | Tykee Smith | S | Georgia | |
92 | Jalen McMillan | WR | Washington | From Detroit | |
4 | 125 | Bucky Irving | RB | Oregon | |
5 | 161 | Traded to Philadelphia [upper-alpha 1] | |||
6 | 201 | Traded to Detroit [upper-alpha 2] | |||
220 | Elijah Klein | G | UTEP | Compensatory Pick | |
7 | 246 | Devin Culp | TE | Washington |
Draft trades
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Zack Annexstad | QB | Illinois State | [1] [2] |
Marcus Banks | S | Mississippi State | |
Judge Culpepper | DT | Toledo | |
Xavier Delgado | G | Missouri | |
Kalen DeLoach | LB | Florida State | |
Tyrek Funderburk | CB | Appalachian State | |
Antonio Grier | LB | Arkansas | |
Daniel Grzesiak | OLB | Cincinnati | |
Kameron Johnson | WR | Barton | |
Avery Jones | G | Auburn | |
Latreal Jones | WR | Southern Miss | |
Tanner Knue | WR | Eastern Michigan | |
Chris McDonald | CB | Toledo | |
Shaun Peterson | OLB | UCF | |
D. J. Williams | RB | Arizona | |
Rashad Wisdom | S | UTSA |
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Week | Date | Time (EDT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | WTTA | |||
2 | August 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium | WFLA | |||
3 | August 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | Raymond James Stadium | WFLA |
Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 4:25 p.m. | Washington Commanders | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
2 | September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Fox | |||
3 | September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Denver Broncos | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
4 | September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Philadelphia Eagles | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
5 | October 3 | 8:15 p.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Prime Video | |||
6 | October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
7 | October 21 | 8:15 p.m. | Baltimore Ravens | Raymond James Stadium | ESPN | |||
8 | October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Atlanta Falcons | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
9 | November 4 | 8:15 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | ESPN | |||
10 | November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | San Francisco 49ers | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
11 | Bye | |||||||
12 | November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | CBS | |||
13 | December 1 | 4:05 p.m. | at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
14 | December 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Raiders | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
15 | December 15 | 4:25 p.m. | at Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Fox | |||
16 | December 22 | 8:20 p.m. | at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | NBC | |||
17 | December 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | New Orleans Saints | Raymond James Stadium | TBD |
Notes
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The club joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Seattle Seahawks, and played its first season in the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Prior to the 1977 season, Tampa Bay switched conferences and divisions with Seattle, becoming a member of the NFC Central division. The Seahawks eventually rejoined the NFC in 2002, leaving the Buccaneers as the only NFL team not to play in their original conference. As a result of the league's realignment prior to the 2002 season, the Buccaneers joined three former NFC West teams to form the NFC South. The club is owned by the Glazer family and plays its home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
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