2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 2025 season will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), their 12th under the leadership of general manager Jason Licht, their 28th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium and their fourth under head coach Todd Bowles. They will enter the season as the four-time defending NFC South champions. Tampa Bay will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record from 2024, attempt to extend a franchise record by reaching the playoffs for the sixth straight year, and attempt to set a league record by winning the NFC South division title for the fifth consecutive season.

2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	The Glazer family
General manager	Jason Licht
Head coach	Todd Bowles
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Uniform
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Tampa Bay will wear their orange "Creamsicle" throwback uniforms and "Bucco Bruce" helmets in prime time against Atlanta in Week 15.^[1] The Falcons will also wear their throwback uniforms as the away team.^[2][3] To celebrate the franchise's 50th season, Tampa Bay will debut a second throwback uniform in Week 3 against the Jets. This white-on-white combination replicates their 1976 regular season uniforms, consisting of white trousers and white jerseys with orange numerals outlined in red.^[4] Tampa Bay will wear them again at Seattle in Week 5. The Seahawks, also celebrating their 50th season, will wear their throwbacks for the game, and the Buccaneers will follow suit as the road team.^[5]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Emeka Egbuka	WR	Ohio State
2	53	Benjamin Morrison	CB	Notre Dame
3	84	Jacob Parrish	CB	Kansas State
4	121	David Walker	OLB	Central Arkansas
5	157	Elijah Roberts	DE	SMU
6	196	Traded to the Detroit Lions[A]
7	235	Tez Johnson	WR	Oregon

Draft trades

1. The Buccaneers traded a sixth-round selection (196th overall), a 2024 sixth-round selection and CB Carlton Davis to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection (92nd overall).^[6]

2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Connor Bazelak	QB	Bowling Green	[7]
John Bullock	LB	Nebraska
Ben Chukwuma	OT	Georgia State
Ryan Coe	K	California
Garrett Greene	WR	West Virginia
Nash Hutmacher	DT	Nebraska
Anthony Landphere	TE	Memphis
Jake Majors	C	Texas
Roman Parodie	CB	Ohio
Warren Peeples Jr.	OLB	Southeastern Louisiana
J.J. Roberts	S	Marshall
Shilo Sanders	S	Colorado
Ben Scott	G	Nebraska
Desmond Watson	DT	Florida
Josh Williams	RB	LSU

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 – Josh Grizzard Pass game coordinator – Kefense Hynson Quarterbacks – Thad Lewis Pass game specialist/assistant quarterbacks – Jordan Somerville 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 Senior offensive assistant – Tom Moore			Defensive coaches Pass game coordinator – George Edwards Defensive line – Charlie Strong Run game coordinator/outside linebackers – Larry Foote Inside linebackers - Mike Caldwell Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Safeties – Nick Rapone Assistant secondary – Tim Atkins Assistant secondary – Rashad Johnson Defensive quality control – Joey Fitzgerald Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Thomas McGaughey 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) 16 Teddy Bridgewater  6 Baker Mayfield Running backs (RB)  7 Bucky Irving 44 Sean Tucker  1 Rachaad White 37 Josh Williams Wide receivers (WR)  9 Emeka Egbuka 13 Mike Evans 14 Chris Godwin 19 Kameron Johnson 83 Tez Johnson 81 Ryan Miller 17 Sterling Shepard Tight ends (TE) 82 Devin Culp 87 Payne Durham 41 Ko Kieft 88 Cade Otton

Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Graham Barton C 68 Ben Bredeson LG 70 Ben Chukwuma LT 67 Luke Goedeke RT 77 Charlie Heck RT 79 Elijah Klein RG 69 Cody Mauch RG 78 Tristan Wirfs LT Defensive linemen (DL) 96 Greg Gaines NT 90 Logan Hall DE 94 Calijah Kancey DE 95 Elijah Roberts DE 50 Vita Vea NT

Linebackers (LB) 43 Chris Braswell OLB 57 John Bullock ILB 54 Lavonte David ILB  8 SirVocea Dennis ILB  0 YaYa Diaby OLB 45 Deion Jones ILB 98 Anthony Nelson OLB  5 Haason Reddick OLB 58 Markees Watts OLB Defensive backs (DB) 35 Jamel Dean CB 32 Josh Hayes CB 29 Christian Izien SS 27 Zyon McCollum CB 26 Kaevon Merriweather S 21 Benjamin Morrison CB 25 Jacob Parrish CB 23 Tykee Smith SS 22 Kindle Vildor CB 31 Antoine Winfield Jr. FS 38 Rashad Wisdom FS Special teams (ST) 86 Evan Deckers LS 92 Riley Dixon P  4 Chase McLaughlin K

Practice squad 8 Connor Bazelak QB 52 C. J. Brewer DE 97 Adam Gotsis DE 85 Garrett Greene WR 72 Luke Haggard RT 34 Bryce Hall CB 89 Dennis Houston WR 64 Nate Hutmacher NT 53 Nick Jackson ILB -- Jayson Jones NT 60 Michael Jordan RT 74 Tyler McLellan RT 71 Lorenz Metz LT (IPP) 66 Ben Scott C 84 Tanner Tuala TE Reserve 11 JayVian Farr CB (IR) 24 Tyrek Funderburk CB (IR) 48 Antonio Grier ILB (IR) 65 Jake Majors C (IR) 15 Jalen McMillan WR (IR-DFR) 75 Raiqwon O'Neal RT (IR) 46 Roman Parodie CB (IR) 36 J.J. Roberts S (IR) 80 Jaden Smith WR (IR) 51 David Walker OLB (IR) 53 active, 10 reserve, 14 practice squad (1 exempt) As of August 27, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Buccaneers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Tennessee Titans	W 29–7	1–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	2–0	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	Buffalo Bills	L 19–23	2–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
2	September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	ESPN/ABC
3	September 21	1:00 p.m.	New York Jets			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
4	September 28	1:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
5	October 5	4:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field	CBS
6	October 12	1:00 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
7	October 20	7:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	ESPN/ABC
8	October 26	4:05 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Caesars Superdome	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 9	1:00 p.m.	New England Patriots			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
11	November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills			Highmark Stadium	CBS
12	November 23	8:20 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	NBC
13	November 30	1:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
14	December 7	1:00 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
15	December 11	8:15 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			Raymond James Stadium	Prime Video
16	December 21	1:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
17	December 28	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox
18	January 3/4	TBD	Carolina Panthers			Raymond James Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[8]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[8]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
• Preview