Buccaneers 2021 53-Man Roster

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53-man roster has been assembled. Training camp has come to an end, cuts have been made and moves are finalized. The coaching staff saw what they needed to see, therefore, cuts were made.

This offseason had a lot of players opening eyes during camp, and making their case for a spot on the 53 man roster. “These decisions were tough ones”, according to a member of the coaching staff, but were the best decisions for the team.

The official Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53-man roster is as follows:

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Quarterbacks: (3)

Tom Brady, Blaine Gabbert, Kyle Trask

Cut: Ryan Griffin

Running Backs: (4)

Leonard Fournette, Ronald Jones II, Giovani Bernard, Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Cut: C.J Prosise

Wide Receivers: (6)

Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown, Tyler Johnson, Scotty Miller, Jaelon Darden

Cut: Jaylon Mickens, Travis Jonsen, Cyril Grayson

Tight Ends: (3)

Rob Gronkowski, O.J Howard, Cameron Brate

Cut: Tanner Hudson, Codey McElroy, Jerell Adams

Offensive Linemen: (9)

Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Ryan Jenson, Alex Cappa, Tristan Wirfs, Josh Wells, Aaron Stinne, Robert Hainsey, John Molchon, Nick Leverett, Earl Watford

Cut: Jake Benzinger, Jonathan Hubbard, Brad Seaton

Defensive Linemen: (6)

Ndamukong Suh, Vita Vea, Will Gholston, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Steve McLendon, Pat O’Connor

Cut: Jeremiah Ledbetter, Benning Potoa’e, Kobe Smith

Outside Linebackers: (5)

Shaq Barrett, Jason Pierre-Paul, Joe Tryon, Anthony Nelson, Cam Gil

Cut: Elijah Ponder, Ladarius Hamilton

Inside Linebackers: (5)

Lavonte David, Devin White, Kevin Minter, K.J Britt, Grant Stuard

Cut: Joe Jones

Cornerbacks: (4)

Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Jamel Dean, Dee Delaney

Cut: Antonio Hamilton, Chris Wilcox, Herb Miller

Safeties: (5)

Jordan Whitehead, Antoine Winfield Jr, Mike Edwards, Ross Cockrell, Chris Cooper

Cut: Javon Hagan

Specialists: (3)

K Ryan Succop, P Bradley Pinion, LS Zach Triner

PUP List: WR Justin Watson

The biggest surprise was leaving tight-end Tanner Hudson off the roster. Hudson had a great camp and play very well in the preseason. As a result, he was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers.

Rookie linebacker Grant Stuard, the last pick in this year’s draft, beat out veteran Joe Jones. As a result, earned a spot on the 53 man roster. His play in the preseason finale was the deciding factor to have him on the roster.

Bruce Arians said that special teams would decide the final roster spots, which proved to be true with safety Chris Cooper and cornerback Dee Delaney. Whose versatility proved valuable to the team.

The Bucs will now turn their attention to the Dallas Cowboys whom they open the season against next Thursday night as they look to defend their Super Bowl title.