Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Baker MayfieldStarting QB · QB

Bucky IrvingLeading Rusher · RB728YDS

Chris Godwin Jr.Leading Receiver · WR243YDS

Josiah TrotterLeading Tackler · LB68TOT

Coaching Staff

Todd BowlesHead Coach

Zac RobinsonOffensive Coordinator

Todd BowlesDefensive Coordinator

Danny SmithSpecial Teams

Front Office

Joel GlazerOwner

Brian FordPresident / CEO

Jason LichtGeneral Manager

Mike GreenbergAssistant GM

Club Social

NFC SouthCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$9.10B16th

Revenue$657Mlast season17th

Operating$95Mincome18th

Roster Spend74 players · 7th in spend

$284.2Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $16.3MDead money $16.2M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB6th pct

Run90th pct

Pass4th pct

Trenches77th pct

Explosive41st pct

Resilience39th pct

Special Teams50th pct

Quarterback356th pct

− EPA per dropback (-0.17 EPA)

EPA per dropback: -0.17 EPA; 36; 9th
Dropback success: 33.6%; 35; 6th
Completion over expected: -5.8 CPOE; 37; 9th
Turnover avoidance: 3.6%; 43; 24th

+ Stuff avoidance (14.8%)
+ Rush EPA (-0.00 EPA)

Rush EPA: -0.00 EPA; 58; 80th
Rush success: 45.6%; 58; 80th
Stuff avoidance: 14.8%; 63; 90th
Explosive runs: 13.6%; 66; 94th
Short yardage: 68.8%; 57; 77th

Confidence: medium

− Pass EPA (-0.08 EPA)

Pass EPA: -0.08 EPA; 36; 8th
Pass success: 33.6%; 35; 6th
Explosive passes: 7.5%; 31; 3rd
Protection: 8.7%; 40; 16th
Completion over expected: -5.8 CPOE; 37; 9th

Confidence: high

+ Run-line control (14.8%)
+ Stuff creation (22.6%)
− Pass protection (8.7%)

Run-line control: 14.8%; 63; 90th
Pass protection: 8.7%; 40; 16th
Short-yardage blocking: 68.8%; 57; 77th
Stuff creation: 22.6%; 60; 84th
Pressure creation: 5.9%; 48; 41st
Short-yardage defense: 46.8%; 69; 97th

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive prevention (10.6%)
+ Explosive runs (13.6%)
− Explosive passes (7.5%)

Explosive play rate: 10.8%; 44; 26th
Explosive passes: 7.5%; 31; 3rd
Explosive runs: 13.6%; 66; 94th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.142; 42; 22nd
Explosive prevention: 10.6%; 57; 74th

Confidence: high

− Mistake avoidance (36.5%)

Offensive response: 31.0%; 45; 32nd
Defensive response: 54.1%; 49; 47th
Momentum reversal: 29.9%; 53; 62nd
Explosive prevention after shocks: 77.6%; 55; 69th
Mistake avoidance: 36.5%; 38; 12th

Confidence: low

+ Field goals vs expectation (+16 pts of make rate)
− Net punting (38.4 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: +16 pts of make rate; 68; 96th
Net punting: 38.4 yds; 30; 2nd
Kick returns: 26.7 yds; 54; 66th
Punt returns: 9.8 yds; 49; 48th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low