The Tampa Bay Buccaneers formed their first 53-man roster for the 2025 regular season roster with a series of moves on Tuesday afternoon, and it reflected a significant amount of depth the team had at several positions, including wide receiver and the combination of cornerbacks and safeties. Three of 53 spots necessarily go to the specialist trio of punter-kicker-snapper, leaving 50 spots to be divvied up between the positions on offense and defense and the Bucs are currently at an even 25-25 split, including seven receivers and 11 defensive backs.
The Buccaneers were able to go heavy at those positions and also retain four players at both tight end and running back in part because they chose to keep just two quarterbacks on the active roster and will almost certainly carry a third on t