The 2026 NFL Draft is shaping up to be a critical one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite a ton of needs on the defensive side of the ball that got exposed badly in last season’s collapse in which the Bucs failed to make the playoffs at all, Jason Licht, once again, did not open up the Glazers check book to sign a single big name.

Whlie the Buccaneers did land the likes of A’Shawn Robinson and Alex Anzalone to add decent veteran players, the Bucs are clearly going to use the draft as their main source of new star power, necessitating the need to nail their top picks.

But beyond the defense and nailing the first three rounds of the draft, the Buccaneers need to trust their scouting and hit some sleepers to fill out the rest of the squad. For example, the Buccaneers have one of the best starting offensive tackle duos in the entire NFL in Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke, but the entire offense completely fell apart when they dealt with injuries. Meanwhile, the interior offensive line has some decent players but has the same depth issues without the star power.

Buccaners met with Jeremiah Wright

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to land some offensive line depth, and they are already looking at one intriguing option in the draft. Former Auburn Tigers guard prospect Jeremiah Wright was a virtual unknown before blowing up at the Senior Bowl in Alabama with a tremendous display through the week.

According to draft analyst Ryan Fowler, teams are lining up to talk to Wright in visits, and the Buccaneers are among the teams with interest, as they have already met recently with Wright via a virtual interview.

Jeremiah Wright is a likely Day 3 pick, but he is a potential gem on the interior offensive line with this sort of draft stock. Guards and centers tend to be great picks later in the draft because of the history of finding undervalued future starters there, and Wright has the quality of a future starter in this league.

While Wright isn’t the best athlete around, he is incredibly strong and showed up well consistently as a run blocker at the collegiate level. That extra beef could do the Buccaneers line well, as Bucky Irving and the rest of the running backs in Tampa Bay need some additional push from the line. Going guard makes a ton of sense for the Bucs to fill out depth later on draft day.