The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have their initial 53-man roster in place.
After trimming the roster throughout the week, Tampa Bay finalized its first regular-season group ahead of Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bucs kept two quarterbacks, six wide receivers and 10 offensive linemen on offense, while the defense features a young group that includes first-round pick Rueben Bain Jr., Josiah Trotter and Benjamin Morrison.
Here is the Buccaneers' initial 53-man roster, broken down by position:
Quarterbacks (2)
- Jalon Daniels
- Baker Mayfield
Running backs (3)
- Kenny Gainwell
- Bucky Irving
- Sean Tucker
Wide receivers (6)
- Emeka Egbuka
- Chris Godwin Jr.
- Ted Hurst III
- Tez Johnson
- Kameron Johnson
- Jalen McMillan
Tight ends (4)
- Payne Durham
- Ko Kieft
- Cade Otton
- Bauer Sharp
Offensive line (10)
- Graham Barton
- Ben Bredeson
- Ben Chukwuma
- Dan Feeney
- Luke Goedeke
- Luke Haggard
- Cody Mauch
- Billy Schrauth
- Justin Skule
- Tristan Wirfs
Defensive line (7)
- DeMonte Capehart
- Calijah Kancey
- Rakeem Nuñez-Roches
- A'Shawn Robinson
- Elijah Roberts
- Elijah Simmons
- Vita Vea
Outside linebackers (5)
- Rueben Bain Jr.
- Yaya Diaby
- Al-Quadin Muhammad
- Anthony Nelson
- David Walker
Linebackers (5)
- Alex Anzalone
- SirVocea Dennis
- Caden Fordham
- Christian Rozeboom
- Josiah Trotter
Cornerbacks (5)
- Ayden Garnes
- Zyon McCollum
- Benjamin Morrison
- Jacob Parrish
- Keionte Scott
Safeties (3)
- Miles Killebrew
- Tykee Smith
- Antoine Winfield Jr.
Specialists (3)
- Riley Dixon, P
- Evan Deckers, LS
- Chase McLaughlin, K
The initial roster is never completely set in stone. Tampa Bay can still make moves as players become available around the league, while the practice squad gives the Bucs another group to develop and potentially elevate during the season.
For now, though,
these are the 53 players Tampa Bay is carrying into the final stretch before Week 1.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Buccaneers announce finalized 53-man roster
