Bucs Cut Roster Down To 53

The Bucs have whittled their roster down to the NFL’s required 53-man limit, at least for now. Here is the Bucs final (but not necessarily final) 53-man roster heading into the 2022 regular season.

Quarterbacks – 3

Tom Brady

Blaine Gabbert

Kyle Trask

Cuts: Ryan Griffin

Running Backs – 4

Leonard Fournette

Giovani Bernard

Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Rachaad White

Cuts: Patrick Laird

Wide Receivers – 7

Mike Evans

Chris Godwin

Julio Jones

Russell Gage

Scotty Miller

Breshad Perriman

Jaelon Darden

Cuts: Tyler Johnson, Deven Thompkins, Kaylon Geiger Sr., Jerreth Sterns

Tight Ends – 4

Cam Brate

Kyle Rudolph

Cade Otton

Ko Kieft

Cuts: JJ Howland

Offensive Linemen – 10

Donovan Smith

Luke Goedeke

Ryan Jensen

Shaq Mason

Tristan Wirfs

Josh Wells

Brandon Walton

Robert Hainsey

Nick Leverett

Fred Johnson

Cuts: Dylan Cook, John Molchon, Sadarius Hutcherson

Defensive Linemen – 6

Vita Vea

Akiem Hicks

Logan Hall

Will Gholston

Pat O’Connor

Rakeem Nunez-Roches

Cuts: Mike Greene, Benning Potoa’e, Willington Previlon, Deadrin Senat

Outside Linebacker – 4

Shaq Barrett

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

Carl Nassib

Anthony Nelson

Cuts: Genard Avery, Andre Anthony, Elijah Ponder

Inside Linebacker – 4

Lavonte David

Devin White

K.J. Britt

Olakunle Fatukasi

Cuts: J.J. Russell, Grant Stuard (traded)

Cornerbacks – 5

Carlton Davis III

Sean Murphy-Bunting

Jamel Dean

Zyon McCollum

Dee Delaney

Cuts: Don Gardner, Kyler McMichael, Rashard Robinson (IR)

Safeties – 3

Antoine Winfield Jr.

Mike Edwards

Keanu Neal

Cuts: Logan Ryan, Chris Cooper, Nolan Turner

Special Teams – 3

Ryan Succop

Jake Camarda

Zach Triner

Cuts: Jose Borregales

These moves should not be considered completely final. Tomorrow, center Ryan Jensen can be placed on short-term injured reserve, which means one of these players could immediately return to the team. Defensive back Logan Ryan is expected to rejoin the 53-man roster and play a significant role in the Bucs’ defense this year. Additionally, some of these cuts will end up on the team’s practice squad. So, there are more moves to make, but Jason Licht, Todd Bowles and the team’s decision-makers are through with the bulk of their roster construction work for now.

Tampa Bay opens the regular season one week from Sunday, heading to Dallas for a Sunday Night Football matchup against the Cowboys on Sept. 11.