Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart 2026 — Starters & Backups

Baker Mayfield is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback for 2026, with Jalon Daniels as the backup — he played 98% of the offensive snaps in 2026.

The starting receivers are Emeka Egbuka (WR1), Chris Godwin Jr. (WR2) and Ted Hurst III (WR3), with Cade Otton at tight end.

The 2026 depth chart lists 11 starting jobs on offense (primary personnel: 11) and 12 on defense. The defense lines up in a 3-4 base with a nickel sub-package.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2026 depth chart: offense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
QB	Baker Mayfield (O)	Jalon Daniels	Easton Stick
RB	Bucky Irving	Kenny Gainwell	Sean Tucker (Q)
WR1	Emeka Egbuka	Tez Johnson	Dean Patterson
WR2	Chris Godwin Jr.	Kameron Johnson	Eric Rivers Jr.
WR3	Ted Hurst III	Garrett Greene
TE	Cade Otton	Payne Durham	Ko Kieft
LT	Tristan Wirfs	Benjamin Chukwuma
LG	Ben Bredeson	Billy Schrauth
C	Graham Barton	Dan Feeney	Ben Scott
RG	Cody Mauch	Dan Feeney	Luke Haggard
RT	Luke Goedeke	Justin Skule	Benjamin Chukwuma

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2026 depth chart: defense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
LDE	Calijah Kancey	Elijah Roberts
NT	Vita Vea	Elijah Simmons	Rakeem Nunez-Roches
RDE	A'Shawn Robinson	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DeMonte Capehart
WLB	Rueben Bain Jr.	Al-Quadin Muhammad	Anthony Nelson
LILB	Alex Anzalone	Josiah Trotter (Q)	Christian Rozeboom
RILB	Josiah Trotter (Q)	Christian Rozeboom	SirVocea Dennis (Q)
SLB	Yaya Diaby	Al-Quadin Muhammad	Anthony Nelson
LCB	Zyon McCollum	Kevin Knowles
RCB	Benjamin Morrison (D)	Ayden Garnes (Q)	Zyon McCollum
Nickel	Jacob Parrish	Keionte Scott	Kevin Knowles
FS	Antoine Winfield Jr. (O)	Ifeatu Melifonwu	JJ Roberts
SS	Tykee Smith	Miles Killebrew	JJ Roberts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2026 depth chart: special teams
Position	Starter	Second	Third
K	Chase McLaughlin
P	Riley Dixon
LS	Evan Deckers
H	Riley Dixon
KR	Kameron Johnson	Josh Williams	Sean Tucker (Q)
PR	Kameron Johnson	Tez Johnson
K	Chase McLaughlin

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Buccaneers' RB1?

Bucky Irving starts at RB for Tampa Bay — 60.8% of snaps in 2026 so far. Kenny Gainwell is second and Sean Tucker third.

Who starts at QB for the Buccaneers?

Baker Mayfield (year 9) starts at QB for Tampa Bay in 2026. Jalon Daniels is QB2.

Who are the Buccaneers' starting WRs?

The Buccaneers' starting wide receivers in 2026 are Emeka Egbuka (WR1), Chris Godwin Jr. (WR2) and Ted Hurst III (WR3).

Who starts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive line?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting offensive line: Tristan Wirfs (LT), Ben Bredeson (LG), Graham Barton (C), Cody Mauch (RG) and Luke Goedeke (RT).

Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker, punter and long snapper?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers specialists: Chase McLaughlin (kicker), Riley Dixon (punter) and Evan Deckers (long snapper).

Which Tampa Bay Buccaneers starters are injured or unavailable?

Injured or unavailable on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart: Baker Mayfield (O), Josiah Trotter (Q), Benjamin Morrison (D), Antoine Winfield Jr. (O), Jalen McMillan (IR), David Sills V (IR), Josh Hayes (IR) and Mohamed Kamara (IR).