Tampa Bay Buccaneers Boast Crowded Wideout Room Ahead of Training Camp

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Boast Crowded Wideout Room Ahead of Training Camp originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had another successful NFL Draft this year, spearheaded by their No. 1 pick, wideout Emeka Egbuka, and several defensive picks after.

But with the selection of the standout Ohio State wideout, the Buccaneers will have questions when it comes time to cut down to the final 53-man roster ahead of the regular season.

Buccaneers.com senior writer Scott Smith offered his take on how the offseason could play out and who could be the odd man or men out.

“This year, if there are no more additions between now and then, the Buccaneers will take 12 receivers into camp, and eight of them were on the 53-man roster at some point last season,” Smith wrote. “I think it’s pretty safe to pinpoint the four guys who are virtual locks to be on the active roster to start the season: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan and first-round draft pick Emeka Egbuka. The Buccaneers also drafted Tez Johnson in April, and while seventh-round picks are generally not locks to make the 53-man roster right away, the general consensus is that Johnson may have been something of a steal at that point in the draft.

“If he demonstrates the same innate ability to get open and make big plays that he did at Oregon, the team may be leery about exposing him to the waiver wire in order to get him onto the practice squad. Also, he has a very real shot at earning the punt return job, which would be another path to a spot on the 53-man roster.”

Smith continued that while there were a couple of wideouts that impressed last season, it’s going to be hard to decide who to add to the surefire four.

Sterling Shepard, Kameron Johnson and Trey Palmer, assuming Palmer isn’t traded before then, as rumors might indicate, and Ryan Miller and Rakim Jarrett will all be in the mix.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Boast Crowded Wideout Room Ahead of Training Camp

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