Entering Week 14 of the 2025 season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie tackle Benjamin Chukwuma had just six NFL snaps on offense under his belt. But you wouldn't be able to tell from the way the undrafted rookie, just a few years removed from his first-ever football game, played Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

Making his first career start in place of injured left tackle Tristan Wirfs, Chukwuma anchored a Tampa Bay Buccaneer offensive line that didn't allow a single sack on the day and paved the way for 179 rushing yards.

"I did pretty [well]," assessed Chukwuma after the game. "Yeah, my first ever NFL start – this is my first time going against all these elite players, so I feel like I held my [own] well."

His quarterback agreed.

"Chukes, I thought, did a hell of a job," said Baker

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