The NFL Draft is now in the books, and it won’t be long before the Bucs’ 2024 draft class gets together at the AdventHealth Training Center for rookie mini camp.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into this week’s divisional matchup with a few injury concerns. Defensive back Carlton Davis is still on concussion protocol.
There are no surprise inactives for Tampa Bay’s matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis III, tight end Ko Kieft and edge rusher Shaquil Barrett aren’t playing today due to injury, so they are inactive — everyone else is a healthy scratch.
If you’re gonna make your first catch of the season in Week 15, might as well make it a big one. That was the case for tight end Ko Kieft on Sunday. The Bucs offense had one of its best games of the year Sunday, and he served as a contributor.
The Bucs are 3-1 at the early break in 2023, and there have been plenty of contributors to make that happen across both sides of the ball. There are a wealth of weapons on the Bucs offense, be it in the wide receivers corps with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin or in the tight end room with players like Cade Otton and Ko Kieft.
After winning 20-17 over the Vikings last week, we can semi-confidently say two things. One, as of this writing, the Bucs are averaging more points scored this year (20) than last year (18.4).
While all eyes are set on the 2023 season, Pewter Report is taking a look at the Bucs in 2023 and into the future. Going position by position, we’ll provide a three-year outlook to get an idea of what the 2024 and 2025 Bucs might look like — and how 2023 may impact those future teams.
Pewter Report analyzes each position’s strengths and weaknesses in Tampa Bay, as the Bucs attempt to three-peat as NFC South champions. Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Next up is the tight end position, which is the youngest group in the NFL.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran with receiving TE Cade Otton and blocking TE Ko Kieft during the 2022 NFL season, but the team spent a fifth-round pick to bring a new TE to the fold.
The Bucs drafting of North Dakota State offensive lineman Cody Mauch in the second round brings a lot of intrigue – and that’s not just because he’s missing his front teeth.
The Bucs got their second day of the 2023 NFL Draft underway by trading up two spots in the second round, jumping from No. 50 to No. 48 to select versatile North Dakota State offensive lineman Cody Mauch.
It appears that the Bucs are highly considering addressing the tight end position beyond Cade Otton and Ko Kieft. This afternoon it was reported that the team is hosting Georgia tight end Darnell Washington on a pre-draft visit.
The Bucs are heavily targeting tight ends at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. That might be surprising considering that Tampa Bay drafted two tight ends
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