Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2024 NFL Draft Guide: What you need to know

Attention Buccaneers supporters! Prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft by gaining exclusive insights and analysis about your team.

Below, you’ll find information about Tampa Bay’s projected picks, positional needs, selection history, GM draft notes and more, all provided by the NFL’s research team.

And don’t forget to tune in on Thursday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the draft on NFL Network and NFL+.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Overview

2023 record: 9-8
First in NFC South; lost at Lions in Divisional

Buccaneers 2024 draft picks (7):

Round 1, pick 26
Round 2, pick 57
Round 3, pick 89
Round 3, pick 92 (acquired from Detroit Lions in Carlton Davis trade)
Round 4, pick 125
Round 6, pick 220 (compensatory pick)
Round 7, pick 246

Buccaneers team needs (according to Chad Reuter): Edge, Interior OL, Cornerback, Safety, Linebacker

Projected Buccaneers first-round selection, via NFL.com draft analysts:

(See all projections at Mock Draft Central)

Buccaneers 2024 Opponents

Home

Commanders, Eagles, Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Broncos, Raiders, 49ers, Ravens

Away

Chiefs, Chargers, Cowboys, Falcons, Giants, Lions, Panthers, Saints

Buccaneers Notable Activity Tracker (2024 offseason):

Buccaneers Decision Makers

Bryan, Edward & Joel Glazer are the owners and co-chairmen.

General Manager: Jason Licht

VP of Player Personnel: John Spytek

Head Coach: Todd Bowles

Jason Licht

Licht was appointed as the GM of the Buccaneers in 2014.

Buccaneers Draft Notes

Since 2014

– 72 total players selected

– 9 Pro Bowlers selected

Two players have been selected for the 1st-Team All-Pros: Tackle Tristian Wirfs and Safety Antoine Winfield Jr.

No Pro Bowlers have been selected from the last three drafts (2021-2022).

As a general manager, Licht’s first draft pick was WR Mike Evans, who was the 7th overall pick in the 2014 draft.

Evans has been selected for the Pro Bowl five times.

Evans has achieved over 1,000 receiving yards in each of his initial ten seasons, marking the longest streak to start a career in history.

The Buccaneers have chosen a defensive player for 4 out of their last 5 first-round draft picks.

Defensive lineman Calijah Kancey (2023), outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (2021), linebacker Devin White (2019), and defensive tackle Vita Vea (2018) were all selected in the first round of their respective drafts. However, there was no first-rounder in 2022.

Tristian Wirfs, an All-Pro T who was #13 overall in 2020, is the only offensive player that Tampa Bay has drafted in the 1st round since 2018.

Baker Mayfield was re-signed by TB to a three-year contract worth $100.0M this offseason, following a one-year deal with TB worth $4.0M in the 2023 free agency.

Mayfield took over from Tom Brady, who was the starting quarterback for the Buccaneers from 2020 to 2022 before retiring after the 2022 season.

In 2023, Mayfield achieved career-highs with 4,044 passing yards and 28 passing touchdowns.

Mayfield guided TB to a Wild Card Round victory against PHI, throwing for 337 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions in the game.

Since 2014, Licht has utilized a 1st or 2nd round pick on all positions, with the exception of the punter.

Highest drafted Buccaneers player by position, since 2014

Last time Buccaneers picked each position in first round:

Compiled by the NFL Research team. All data current as of April 16, 2024.