Buccaneers Dynasty Fantasy Football Overview: Bucky Irving and Emeka Egbuka Among Notable Assets

It's time to get back into the dynasty fantasy football overview of an NFL team series. We'll pick things up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

We have already looked at the Eagles, Chiefs, Lions, Bills, Ravens, Vikings, Commanders, Chargers, Packers, Texans, Rams and Steelers. I plan to cover every NFL team, so keep checking back for more!

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Quarterbacks

Baker Mayfield is the team's quarterback, and that figures to be the case for a couple more seasons at least. He's not on my top-10 dynasty QB list, but a lot of that has to do with him being 30 years old. 

Mayfield has found new life in Tampa Bay, and is coming off a 2024 season in which he threw for 4,500 yards, 41 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He added 378 yards and three scores on the ground.

He'll have a new offensive coordinator this season, so it will be interesting to see how Mayfield and the offense looks. There's offensive weapons all over the field, so Mayfield is set up for success in the short term.

Mayfield has a chance to be a top-10 fantasy QB in redraft leagues for a couple more seasons, but him being 30 already means that he's got less years left than a lot of other QBs, so that's why he's outside my top-10 list.

Kyle Trask is the top backup, while Michael Pratt is another young QB on the roster. Connor Bazelak is another option in the room.

Trask is a former second-round pick, but seems destined to be a career backup, plus he's already 27 years old. He only has dynasty value in really deep leagues because he's the top backup to Mayfield.

Pratt was a seventh-round pick of the Packers last season. I was pretty high on Pratt, and I'm not ready to bail on him yet. Maybe he could become the team's No. 2 QB with a good preseason, but Pratt is unlikely to make any fantasy noise over his career.

Bazelak is an undrafted rookie and is already 25 (a year older than Pratt). He's mostly just in camp to spell the other QBs from time to time. He's highly unlikely to ever have fantasy relevance.

Running Backs

Bucky Irving seems primed to lead the Bucs' backfield this season. Rachaad White is the top backup at this point, and Sean Tucker is another notable backup. After those three, there's undrafted guys.

I'm really high on Irving going into his second season. How high? Well, I have him as the No. 6 dynasty back.

In his rookie season, Irving had 1,514 total yards and eight total touchdowns across 17 games. He should be more involved this season, and is just 22 years old (nearly 23), so he should still have a long career ahead of him.

Even if he splits the workload with White, that will work in Irving's favor in the long run. He should be around for several more seasons, and I think Irving is both underrated, and a player for dynasty teams to try building around.

White seems to have lost the lead role, and I don't think he'll ever get one again. He had 1,006 total yards and nine touchdowns last season, but it was a step back from a 1,539-yard campaign in 2023, and of course, Irving looked better most of last year.

White can still be a fantasy force as the No. 2 back in Tampa Bay, or anywhere else, but his fantasy and dynasty value is down from where it was in 2024 at this time. I'd probably try to sell him if my team wasn't contending, just because I don't see the point of rostering a backup RB who is 26 years old. He'd be a good handcuff option behind Irving in some dynasty setups, especially ones where you are contending in.

Tucker has shown flashes of potential over his first two years of play. He had 417 yards and three scores over 17 games last season, and if he sticks as the third back, he doesn't have much value.

At 23 years old, he's worth hanging on to in some deeper dynasty setups, but don't be expecting much from him unless White or Irving get injured, or Tucker moves to a new team.

Wide Receivers

Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are the veteran leaders in the wideout room. Rookie Emeka Egbuka and second-year wideout Jalen McMillan are some up-and-coming players.

Trey Palmer, Sterling Shepard, rookie Tez Johnson, Rakim Jarrett and Ryan Miller will fight for the other spots on the roster.

Despite all the talent in the Tampa Bay wideout room, there's nobody in my top 10… for now.

Evans is one of the more consistent fantasy players you'll ever find, but with him being 31 years old (nearly 32), his dynasty value is dropping, not rising. 

He went over 1,000 yards again last season, and he scored 11 times across just 14 games. Evans will remain a top-end fantasy wideout for at least a couple more seasons, but I'd only roster him on a contending dynasty team.

Godwin is an interesting dynasty piece right now. He's 29 years old, so he has a few years left in him still, but is also working his way back from a big-time injury.

He might start the season on IR, but when healthy, he's a great No. 2 WR capable of going for 1,000 yards and five-plus scores any season. Again, I'd only be comfortable rostering him on contending dynasty teams. I'd wait until he regains some trade value before moving him though.

McMillan was a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He had 504 yards and eight scores over 13 games played, taking advantage of Godwin's absence, especially down the stretch of the season.

He's 23 years old, and has plenty of dynasty value to him. I don't ever see him being a team's No. 1 wideout, but he might replace Godwin, or Evans, in time. McMillan is worth rostering on any dynasty team, and could improve his dynasty stock with a full season of good production.

Egbuka was the 19th overall pick in this year's draft. There's high expectations for him, and now he gets to learn from some really good wideouts.

He might not be as involved in his rookie season because of Evans, Godwin and McMillan, but because Egbuka is more of a slot wideout, he should be on the field plenty. He has a chance to become the team's go-to wideout in time, and maybe crack my top-10 dynasty list if he really erupts.

Palmer is 24 years old, but has just 579 yards and four scores over his first 32 NFL games. Miller is 25 and has 128 yards and two touchdowns over 12 games (most of that coming in 2024). Jarrett is 24 and has 184 yards and no scores over his first 20 NFL games. Shepard is 32 and seems like a likely cut candidate - he hasn't gone over 375 yards since 2020.

A few of those guys are young enough to have a bit of dynasty value, but unless there's multiple injuries in Tampa Bay, none of them seem like big fantasy or dynasty assets. A change of scenery could help those guys be more relevant, so keep an eye out for that.

Johnson was a seventh-round pick, so he's worth keeping an eye on. He's just a dynasty stash option in deeper leagues. Johnson isn't likely to contribute much as a rookie, but in a couple years, the now 23-year-old could become more involved.

Tight Ends

Cade Otton is the team's top tight end. Payne Durham and Ko Kieft are the top backups. Devin Culp and Tanner Taula are on the roster but seem highly unlikely to ever contribute while in Tampa Bay.

Otton isn't a top-10 dynasty TE to me, but he has some value as a 26-year-old. He's been between 391-596 yards over his three NFL seasons, and has gotten better with each season.

Otton is a better redraft option, but dynasty teams (primarily contending ones) could benefit from rostering Otton, even if it's just in a secondary role.

Durham is 25 years old, but has just 173 yards and two scores over his first 29 NFL games. Kieft has 82 yards and two touchdowns over his first 50 games. Neither guy will be heavily involved unless Otton is out, and even if that happens, the Bucs' offense will rely more on the wide receivers than either of the backup tight ends.

Culp is 25 and was a seventh-round pick last offseason. He's buried on the depth chart and is unlikely to ever be involved, for any NFL team. 

Taula is 26 and hasn't played in an NFL game yet. He spent time with the Buccaneers last year, but is more than likely a player who will get cut, or placed on the practice squad.